Huge lorry fire causes chaos on busy UK motorway as smoke fills sky | UK | News

Thick clouds of smoke rose into the sky as a truck fire brought a major highway to a halt overnight.

A National Highways spokesman said: “The M25 is closed in both directions between J27 (Epping) and J26 (WalthamAbbey) due to a lorry fire. Updates will follow.”

Traffic cameras reveal the extent of the fire, with large clouds of smoke visible and long traffic queues forming behind the burning vehicle.

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