{"id":163471,"date":"2026-08-11T06:25:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T06:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/163471\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T06:25:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T06:25:26","slug":"all-lanes-now-open-after-m25-lorry-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/163471\/","title":{"rendered":"All lanes now open after M25 lorry fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Three lanes of the M25 in Kent have reopened after an HGV fire blocked the road between junctions six and five anti-clockwise.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The incident occurred at 16:05 BST on Monday, near Westerham, with drivers then <a data-ylk=\"slk:stuck in their vehicles after the motorway shut at 17:14;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c9w0qpwe5ldo?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">stuck in their vehicles after the motorway shut at 17:14<\/a>. No injuries were reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A single lane of traffic was being allowed past the scene from about 20:00, and just after 05:00 National Highways confirmed that lanes one, two and three had reopened following the lengthy closure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Crews from Kent Fire and Rescue Service were at the scene well into the night as the recovery and clean-up took place.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Long queues of motorway traffic, with people getting out of their stationary vehicles to stand on the carriageway.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/649824ee3199b85bf40bc1cb92d31978.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>People could be seen getting out of their vehicles [National Highways]<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Monday evening, traffic camera images showed long queues of people getting out of their vehicles and standing on the carriageway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A spokesperson for the fire service said: &#8220;At the height of the fire, four fire engines and a bulk water carrier attended.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Crews wearing breathing apparatus have been working to unload the contents of the lorry and extinguish the fire using main jets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The incident is now being scaled down to one fire engine and a bulk water carrier.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Follow BBC Kent on <a data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BBCinKent\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, on <a data-ylk=\"slk:X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCRadioKent\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a>, and on <a data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbcinkent\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a> and listen to BBC Radio Kent <a data-ylk=\"slk:on Sounds;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/play\/live\/bbc_radio_kent?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">on Sounds<\/a>. 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