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M6 delays as blaze destroys northbound car

The M6 was closed northbound between junction 12 and 13 after thick smoke from a car fire spread across it.

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Firefighters from Cannock and Penkridge were sent to deal with the blaze at 10.51am, which destroyed a saloon car.

Nobody was injured in the fire which started as a result of an engine malfunction.

Initially all lanes were closed but by 11.30 all lanes were back open by 12.30pm once the gutted vehicle was recovered.

Smoke pours across the carriageway
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