Overview
- An HGV tractor unit caught fire on the M4 eastbound between Junction 15 (Swindon) and Junction 14 (Hungerford)/Membury Services on November 10, prompting a full closure.
- Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue reported the call at about 3:12pm and declared the stop at 4:43pm after using breathing apparatus and a hose reel jet to extinguish the blaze.
- The scene was handed to police and National Highways, with two lanes reopened and authorities warning of long delays and pressure on diversion routes.
- Local reporting projected normal traffic conditions returning between 9:30pm and 9:45pm, subject to recovery operations and residual congestion.
- On November 11, separate eastbound crashes reported by Inrix near Bristol (J22–J21) and in Cardiff (J33–J32) were cleared, with traffic easing but some delays lingering.