A section of the M25 motorway in Essex near the Dartford Crossing has been closed after a lorry burst into flames.
National Highways said it was forced to shut part of the road between Junction 29 for Romford and Junction 30 for the crossing after a HGV "fully laden with car tyres" caught fire.
Essex Police confirmed that the clockwise carriageway of the M25 has been reopened, while the anti-clockwise carriageway remains closed and is expected to remain closed for at least 12 hours while 'urgent repairs to the road surface and barriers are made.'
A diversion route has been created, with delays of at least one hour in the anti-clockwise direction.
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