Traffic was affected after a number of grassfires sent smoke billowing across the M56 near Ellesmere Port.
The fires were on an eastbound section of the busy motorway between junctions 14 and 15.
Lauren Wickham, from Runcorn, managed to record footage of the fires on her mobile earlier today ( Sunday). Lauren, who was a passenger in her partner's car, said the scenes were "scary."
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Lauren told the ECHO : "I think there three fires in total. I managed to record some scenes on my phone at around 2.15pm today. We were on our way home after a trip to Wirral.
"It really was quite scary in parts, with real flames and heavy smoke. Most drivers moved into the middle lane due to the smoke and flames. There also firefighters working on the hard shoulder.
"I have not seen anything as bad before. I would like to know what the cause was. Not sure if it was a cigarette or just from the heat. "
Lauren told the ECHO that she got home safely.
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