Maidstone: Emergency services called to vehicle fire on coastbound M20, close to Leeds Castle
17:05, 26 October 2015
Emergency services were called to a flat-bed truck alight on the M20 this evening.
Long queues just before J8 (Leeds/Maidstone Services), on the coastbound carriageway, were earlier causing delays to motorists.
Two fire crews were called to the blaze at 4.22pm. They left the scene around half-an-hour later.
The motorway was closed at 4.34pm, reopening just before 4.55pm.
It's thought the van had caught alight on the hard shoulder.
