Car on fire on M54 in Telford - traffic delays reported
Firefighters have responded to a car fire on a motorway this afternoon.
The Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service received a call reporting the incident on the westbound M54 near Junction 6 (the Ketley Dingle interchange) in Telford at 4.38pm today (Friday, May 30).
Three fire crews were mobilised from Telford Central and Wellington stations. An operations officer, West Mercia Police and the Highways Agency were in attendance too.
Upon arrival, the emergency services found one vehicle involved in a fire on the dual carriageway.
Crews extinguished the blaze using hosereel jets while wearing breathing apparatus.
The vehicle was made electrically safe and the incident, which concluded at 5:13pm, has now been left with the Highways Agency, who will arrange the recovery of the car.
While the incident was ongoing, drivers reported delays to traffic between Junctions 5 and 6. These delays should now be easing.
