The A1(M) has finally re-opened after a lorry caught fire in the early hours of Friday morning in County Durham.
Dramatic images captured at the scene show the size of the flames which engulfed the HGV. The fire started around 1.30am between J58 and J59 on the outskirts of Darlington, near Newton Aycliffe.
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