M1 Northbound reopens after lorry fire
Traffic on the motorway is now moving following a lorry fire.
Live cameras show traffic queues after M1 lorry fire
There are delays of two hours on the M1 Northbound after a lorry fire in Leicestershire shut the entire motorway.
The blaze happened shortly after 9:00am between J22 for Coalville and J23 for East Midlands Airport, and a diversion is now in place.
Traffic can exit at J22 and take the A511 through Coalville to A42 J13, from where traffic can rejoin the M1 at J23a.
These live cameras show the current state of traffic on the carriageway. The stretch of road is expected to reopen at lunchtime.
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