Watch: Clean-up begins after lorryload of loo roll goes up in smoke blocking motorway link road for hours
Emergency services rushed to the scene after a lorry carrying toilet paper caught fire
Footage from a blocked A460 (Cannock Road) in Shareshill, Staffordshire shows recovery crews removing debris after a lorry full of toilet rolls caught fire.
Emergency services rushed to the blocked A-road, which connects the M54 and M6 north of Wolverhampton, after the fire broke out early this morning (Thursday, September 10), and brought traffic to a complete standstill.
New video shows damage to the road surface.
This morning a Staffordshire Police spokesperson said: “A large HGV loaded with toilet rolls has caught fire and so for your safety we have closed Cannock Road (A460), the road between the M54 and M6, and access to and from connecting roads including Hilton Lane, New Lane and The Avenue.”
Police had warned that the fire would likely last hours and cause damage to the road surface.
As of 1.30pm the road was still closed.
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