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Drivers warned of long M6 delays after car fire

Shannen HeadleyWest Midlands
National Highways Composite of the M6 motorway showing long queues of traffic on the right hand side. The left hand side shows a fire engine parked near to cars on a slipper stretch of roadNational Highways
Six miles of congestion had built up on the northbound carriageway, National Highways warned

Drivers were warned of long delays on the M6 near Wednesbury in the West Midlands after a car caught fire on the northbound carriageway.

Firefighters were called to junction nine on Thursday evening, National Highways said.

All lanes reopened shortly before 21:00 BST, after one lane and the exit slip road were shut.

There were about four miles of congestion with delays of 45 minutes leading up to the junction, a spokesperson added.

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