Pictures show seven cars were completely destroyed after a car transporter burst into flames on the M6.
Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to the M6 northbound between junctions 19 (Knutsford) and 20 (Lymm) following reports of a fire. Once fire engines from Winsford, Alsager, Lymm, Irlam and Altrincham arrived at the scene they found a car transporter with seven vehicles well alight.
The tractor unit was detached from the trailer and Cheshire Police closed the motorway while firefighters put out the blaze. Queues stretched for six miles from the scene of the fire, leaving motorists waiting in queues for over 90 minutes.
