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A SECTION of the M6 in Cumbria has fully reopened after a car fire and fuel spillage.
Emergency services were called to the northbound carriageway between junction 41 and 42 at 4.34pm following reports of a vehicle on fire.
Police have confirmed the fire has been extinguished and the scene has been cleared.
The incident came just a short while after the M6 was reopened following an earlier crash.
Emergency services are now dealing with a car on fire. M6 Northbound just before J42. 2 lanes closed
— Cumbria Police (@Cumbriapolice) August 25, 2016
All 3 lanes have now been closed on the M6 between J41 and J42 due to car fire
— Cumbria Police (@Cumbriapolice) August 25, 2016
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