Incident

Crews extinguish lorry fire on M11

Crews have extinguished a lorry fire on the M11.

We were called to the southbound carriageway, between junctions 9 (Saffron Walden) and 8 (Bishop's Stortford), today at 8.01pm.

Crews from Newport, Saffron Walden (two) and Stansted extinguished a fire affecting a lorry trailer containing approximately 25 tonnes of beer by 9.03pm.

The road is likely to remain closed into the evening, between junctions 9 and 8, while the trailer is removed.

Ongoing
Incident number
269522
Location
M11 southbound, junctions 9 to 8
Date
8.01pm - 03 April 2025