Caravan destroyed in motorway blaze

A caravan was completely destroyed by fire on the M6

Fire crews were called to the motorway at around 9.25pm on Saturday.

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Crews tackle a caravan fire in Carnforth

The camper van was ablaze on the hard shoulder. It had not been involved in a collision.

The occupants had got out safely but the fire had engulfed the vehicle, which contained a propane gas bottle.

Police closed the northbound carriageways and firefighters from Carnforth and Lancaster equipped with breathing apparatus used a hosereel jet with foam injected in the water to extinguish the fire.

Earlier on Saturday crews from Morecambe had been called out to a caravan blaze in Carnforth.

The fire is believed to have been started deliberately.

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