Car transporter fire shuts M1 in both directions

A section of the M1 was closed in both directions as firefighters tackled a car transporter blaze.

Both carriageways were shut at about 13:40 GMT after a fire broke out on the southbound carriageway near Nottingham, between junctions 26 and 27.

Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service said seven electric vehicles on the transporter were left "well alight".

National Highways said it was a "complex recovery" but all lanes reopened at about 21:00.

The motorway had been closed northbound between junctions 26 and 27, and southbound between junctions 28 and 26.

No injuries were reported, the fire service said.

Earlier, a spokesperson said there was a "large smoke plume" and advised motorists to avoid the area.

Hundreds of motorists were stuck for several hours as crews tackled the blaze.

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