Overview
- The eastbound M4 was initially shut between Junction 15 and Junction 14 after a heavy goods vehicle caught fire near Membury Services.
- Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service said crews were called at 3:12pm to a tractor unit on the hard shoulder that was well alight.
- Two crews from Stratton and Swindon used breathing apparatus and a hose reel jet to extinguish the fire, with the incident stopped at 4:43pm.
- Police and National Highways took over after firefighting concluded, and two eastbound lanes have reopened past the scene.
- Long queues persisted, and officials advised delays on approach and diversion routes, with normal conditions expected later this evening between 9:30 and 9:45pm.