EllieCullen published M1 carriageway expected to remain closed overnight after lorry...

The northbound carriageway of the M1 between junction 28 and 29 is expected to be closed overnight following a large lorry fire.The blaze was reported shortly after 1pm and CCTV images show the vehicle almost totally consumed by flames.Firefighters were still on site at 4pm, wetting down the flames.The southbound carriageway has now re-opened, but northbound is expected to remain closed until the morning.Delays stretched back to junction 30 on the southbound carriageway and to junction 26 on the