Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleEssex County Fire and Rescue Service attended the scene (National Highways)The M25 has been closed anti-clockwise between junctions 28 and 26 following two separate lorry fires, National Highways has warned. One heavy goods vehicle caught fire at around 3 am between junctions 27 and 26, with another lorry blaze occurring between junctions 28 and 27. Emergency services, including Essex Police and Essex County Fire and Rescue Service, are attending, and specialist recovery is ongoing for one of the vehicles.National Highways warned of 72-minute delays on the approach to the junctions with five miles of congestion.Motorists are advised to allow extra journey time or delay travel, and it is not known when the the road will reopen. In fullMajor M25 disruption as two lorry fires shut motorwayThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

A lorry has caught fire overnight which is leading to long queues for drivers in the early hours of the morning between junction 26 and 27 on the busy UK motorway

Emergency services are in attendance and a specialist recovery is ongoing to recover the vehicle between junctions 27 and 26

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