Terrifying footage shows the extent of a major caravan fire which caused miles of queues on the M6 near Wigan.
Pictures capture the vehicle engulfed by flames on the hard shoulder of the motorway, which led to traffic chaos.
The blaze started just before 10am on Saturday (August 21), prompting a major emergency service response, the Liverpool Echo reports.
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Fire crews and paramedics were scrambled to the service station at Charnock Richard, between Junction 28, for Leyland, and Junction 27, for Standish.
The fire ripped through the vehicle, with footage showing a plume of smoke rising from the roadside blaze.
While the carriageway remained open, lane closures led to delays of more than an hour.
Highways England traced the tailbacks a full six miles at the height of the delays.
Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service sent three fire engines from Chorley and Leyland, as well as one from Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service’s Wigan station.
Firefighters extinguished the blaze and remained in attendance for 90 minutes, but the resulting congestion continued into the afternoon.
