M1 LORRY FIRE 13-03-2019 WITH EXPLOSIONS

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Wednesday 13th March 2019 apx 4.45pm

I noticed some black smoke coming from what I thought was the farmers field, I grabbed my mobile & DLSR and ran to the scene. Sirens were coming from all directions in the area.

I quickly discovered it was a lorry fire on the M1 southbound near Lofthouse interchange.

Early on in the video you can see the driver returning to his vehicle to collect some belongings.

Storm Gareth doesn`t take long to fan the flames and huge fireballs and explosions continue.

I was some 200 mtrs away and you could occasionally feel the radiant heat from the blasts.

The cars passing southbound put themselves and the fire fighters at risk.

The northbound carriageway has 2 lanes closed (red cross 2 & 3) but drivers continue to pass as the truck explodes. At one point a school bus passes (shock emoji).

I think the contents of the truck were plastic pallets as you can see flames running across the motorway from what looks like molten plastic.

Apologies for the shaky video but I was filming via DLSR with 600mm lens and no tripod.

Thankfully nobody was injured.

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