M6 Cumbria reopens after overnight lorry fire and resurfacing

Summarised from 4 outlets · 20 reports · Updated 14 Nov, 16:57 · Archive

The M6 southbound in Cumbria has reopened after a lorry fire and emergency resurfacing work.

A serious lorry fire closed the M6 southbound carriageway between junction 36 at Kirkby Lonsdale and junction 35 at Carnforth from shortly before 10pm on Friday 13 November.

Cumbria Fire and Rescue and Cumbria Police attended the incident. Firefighters from multiple stations across Cumbria worked to extinguish the blaze, but the lorry's load kept reigniting, complicating the response. Emergency services held traffic for several hours before diversions were put in place to clear congestion whilst firefighting continued.

Recovery agents worked to remove the gutted vehicle from the carriageway. A National Highways spokesman said that specialist contractors had advised that resurfacing works would be required, though the full extent would not be known until the vehicle was cleared.

Emergency services worked round the clock on the recovery and resurfacing effort. A recovery lorry cleared the vehicle by 3pm on Saturday 14 November. The southbound carriageway reopened around 4.30pm following the completion of extensive motorway resurfacing work.

How it is being reported

• M6 Cumbria southbound carriageway reopened after lorry fireEmergency services worked round the clock to reopen the southbound carriageway between J36 and J35 following a serious lorry fire.NW Evening Mail · 14 Nov, 16:33
• M6 Cumbria southbound carriageway reopened after lorry fireEmergency services worked round the clock to reopen the southbound carriageway between J36 and J35 following a serious lorry fire.Westmorland Gazette · 14 Nov, 16:33
• M6 Cumbria southbound carriageway reopened after lorry fireEmergency services worked round the clock to reopen the southbound carriageway between J36 and J35 following a serious lorry fire.News & Star · 14 Nov, 16:33
• Stretch of M6 Cumbria closed due to overnight lorry fireThe southbound carriageway of M6 Cumbria near Carnforth remains closed due to an overnight lorry fire.Cumberland News · 14 Nov, 08:40
• Stretch of M6 Cumbria closed due to overnight lorry fireThe southbound carriageway of M6 Cumbria near Carnforth remains closed due to an overnight lorry fire.Westmorland Gazette · 14 Nov, 08:40
• Stretch of M6 Cumbria closed due to overnight lorry fireThe southbound carriageway of M6 Cumbria near Carnforth remains closed due to an overnight lorry fire.NW Evening Mail · 14 Nov, 08:40
• M6 Cumbria remains shut as firefighters tackle lorry blazeEmergency services remain on scene of lorry blaze which started around 10pm Friday evening (November 13) M6 Southbound closed due to lorry fire between J36 A590 ( Kirkby Lonsdale) and J35 A6070 ( Carnforth ). Firefighters continue to work at the scene to assist in the recovery of the vehicle as the load keeps re-igniting. UpdatesNW Evening Mail · 14 Nov, 07:44
• Live: M6 remains closed as firefighters tackle lorry blazeEmergency services remain on scene of lorry blaze which started around 10pm Friday evening (November 13) M6 Southbound closed due to lorry fire between J36 A590 ( Kirkby Lonsdale) and J35 A6070 ( Carnforth ). Firefighters continue to work at the scene to assist in the recovery of the vehicle as the load keeps re-igniting. UpdatesNW Evening Mail · 14 Nov, 07:44
• Live: M6 remains closed as firefighters tackle lorry blazeEmergency services remain on scene of lorry blaze which started around 10pm Friday evening (November 13) M6 Southbound closed due to lorry fire between J36 A590 ( Kirkby Lonsdale) and J35 A6070 ( Carnforth ). Firefighters continue to work at the scene to assist in the recovery of the vehicle as the load keeps re-igniting. UpdatesCumberland News · 14 Nov, 07:44
• Live: M6 remains closed as firefighters tackle lorry blazeEmergency services remain on scene of lorry blaze which started around 10pm Friday evening (November 13) M6 Southbound closed due to lorry fire between J36 A590 ( Kirkby Lonsdale) and J35 A6070 ( Carnforth ). Firefighters continue to work at the scene to assist in the recovery of the vehicle as the load keeps re-igniting. UpdatesWestmorland Gazette · 14 Nov, 07:44
• Recap: M6 Cumbria southbound finally cleared after lorry blazeTraffic easing, earlier lorry fire on M6 Southbound between J36 A590 (Kirkby Lonsdale) and J35 A6070 (Carnforth).Cumberland News · 14 Nov, 07:44
• Recap: M6 Cumbria southbound finally cleared after lorry blazeTraffic easing, earlier lorry fire on M6 Southbound between J36 A590 (Kirkby Lonsdale) and J35 A6070 (Carnforth).Westmorland Gazette · 14 Nov, 07:44
• M6 Cumbria remains shut as firefighters tackle lorry blazeEmergency services remain on scene of lorry blaze which started around 10pm Friday evening (November 13) M6 Southbound closed due to lorry fire between J36 A590 ( Kirkby Lonsdale) and J35 A6070 ( Carnforth ). Firefighters continue to work at the scene to assist in the recovery of the vehicle as the load keeps re-igniting. UpdatesCumberland News · 14 Nov, 07:44
• Recap: M6 Cumbria southbound finally cleared after lorry blazeTraffic easing, earlier lorry fire on M6 Southbound between J36 A590 (Kirkby Lonsdale) and J35 A6070 (Carnforth).NW Evening Mail · 14 Nov, 07:44
• M6 Cumbria remains shut as firefighters tackle lorry blazeEmergency services remain on scene of lorry blaze which started around 10pm Friday evening (November 13) M6 Southbound closed due to lorry fire between J36 A590 ( Kirkby Lonsdale) and J35 A6070 ( Carnforth ). Firefighters continue to work at the scene to assist in the recovery of the vehicle as the load keeps re-igniting. UpdatesWestmorland Gazette · 14 Nov, 07:44
• Stretch of M6 Cumbria closed due to lorry fireTraffic has been held in both direction on M6 Cumbria between J35 and J36 due to a lorry fire.Cumberland News · 13 Nov, 23:04
• Stretch of M6 Cumbria closed due to lorry fireTraffic has been held in both direction on M6 Cumbria between J35 and J36 due to a lorry fire.NW Evening Mail · 13 Nov, 23:04
• Stretch of M6 Cumbria closed due to lorry fireTraffic has been held in both direction on M6 Cumbria between J35 and J36 due to a lorry fire.Westmorland Gazette · 13 Nov, 23:04
• All traffic stopped on M6 after lorry catches fireEmergency services have been called to a lorry fire on the M6 southbound near Junction 36 this evening.Westmorland Gazette · 13 Nov, 22:30
• All traffic stopped on M6 after lorry catches fireEmergency services have been called to a lorry fire on the M6 southbound near Junction 36 this evening.NW Evening Mail · 13 Nov, 22:30

In this story: M6 · Cumbria · Kirkby Lonsdale · Carnforth · Cumbria Fire and Rescue · Cumbria Police · National Highways

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