Fire crews tackle vehicle blaze on M54
Police and the fire service were scrambled to the scene of the blaze.
Firefighters were required to tackle a vehicle blaze on a busy stretch of the M54.
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service and West Mercia Police were alerted to the incident on the motorway near Codsall at around 6.35pm yesterday (April 4).
It happened on the eastbound carriageway between Junction 3 for Albrighton and Cosford, and Junction 2 for Wolverhampton.
The vehicle, which was on the hard shoulder, was described as fully involved in fire.
An update from the fire service said: “Crews responded to a report of a vehicle on fire located on the hard shoulder of the M54 eastbound between junction 3 and 2.
“The vehicle was found to be fully involved in fire and extinguished using two hose reel jets and two breathing apparatus.”
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