M1 reopens in Northamptonshire after cheese lorry fire
Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service was called to the M1 southbound at junction 18 for Crick at around 9pm last night (Monday) where a lorry carrying cheese had caught fire.
Firefighters tackled the blaze for several hours and emergency services were forced to close the road, causing severe delays.
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Hide AdPhotographer Max Earey was caught up in the delays and photographed the blaze.
In the main picture a firefighter can be seen to the right, laying low to tackle the flames.
The carriageway reopened just before 3.30pm this afternoon.
There are still long delays of around 90 minutes.