Vehicle fire on M20 at junction 7 Maidstone A249
12:19, 15 July 2018
updated: 13:10, 15 July 2018
Traffic is slow moving after an earlier vehicle fire on the M20.
Highways England says traffic at junction 7 for Maidstone is delayed after the fire broke out on the hard shoulder heading to London.
Queues are currently stretching back to junction 8 for the A20.
A police spokesman said: "We were called at 11am to a report of a vehicle on fire at junction 7 of the M20.
"Officers attended the scene to assist Kent Fire and Rescue Service on the Londonbound carriageway, which was closed for a short time.
"The road is now reopen."
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