A blazing petrol tanker has blocked parts of the M25 near Potters Bar.
The vehicle caught fire early this morning causing significant tailbacks anti-clockwise between Junction 24 and 25 of the motorway, with motorists stuck stationary and some even getting out of their cars.
London Fire Brigade (LFB) attended the incident at around 6.30am, with firefighters managing to contain the fire to the cab of the vehicle and stopping the fire from affecting the fuel tanker.
The cause of the fire is still unknown, but the LFB released a statement saying there was no fuel spillage, and that the Environment Agency had confirmed that there was no impact to the local area.
Writing on Twitter, the LFB said: “Traffic on M25 Westbound between j25-24 after a tanker fire. We contained the fire to the cab & stopped the fuel from igniting. No injuries.”
Eye witness Harry Cottam later tweeted: “AVOID the M25 tanker on fire....queued for 45mins in A10 and people are out walking around on M25 #traffic.”
One lane of the M25 anti-clockwise between Junction 25 and 24 has now reopened but there are still long delays. The authorities are advising people to avoid the area where possible.
