Two crews from Shrewsbury were called to the HGV, south of Bayston Hill on the A49.
The alarm was raised shortly before 2.25pm.
As emergency services dealt with the blaze, traffic built up on the roads nearby for motorists.
PICTURED: Water lorry bursts into flames on busy A49
A lorry carrying bottles of water caught fire on a busy Shropshire road today.
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