The incident happened at around 7pm between junctions eight and nine.
The van was on fire on the hard shoulder of the motorway.
There were no casualties and firefighters used two hosereel jets to extinguish the flames.
Crews called to motorway van fire
Fire crews from Bamber Bridge and Chorley were called when a van caught fire on the M61
By The Newsroom
Friday, 3rd March 2017, 7:51 pm
Updated Friday, 24th March 2017, 10:59 am