M6 closed with 100-minute delays & SIX miles of traffic after lorry erupts into flames

TRAFFIC has ground to a halt on a major motorway after a lorry fire erupted - sparking six-mile queues. Motorists travelling on the M6 have been warned of 100-minute delays as the blaze continues near Knutsford, Cheshire, this morning. Emergency crews were scrambled to the blaze on the northbound carriageway at around 8am. Pictures showed...