Firefighters tackle lorry on fire
AN OVERHEATED axle caused a lorry to caught fire on the M6 last night.
Firefighters were called at 3.14am to a vehicle on fire between junctions 39 to 40 on the northbound M6.
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The crew found an articulated lorry well alight and used two hose reels to extinguish the flames.
The driver was not injured.
Fire crews attended from Penrith and Lazonby.
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