M6 lorry fire LIVE: Latest updates, diversions in place, expected reopening times and the current scene
All traffic has been stopped on the M6 southbound and M55 eastbound after a lorry fire this morning (Friday, July 29).
Fire crews are working at the scene where a lorry caught fire at around 6.15am between junctions 32 and 31a in Preston.
A full closure of the southbound carriageway was put in place between the two junctions at 6.50am.
The incident has also led to the M55 being shut eastbound between junction 1 (A6 Garstang Road, Fulwood) to M6 junction 32.