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Lorry carrying hundreds of potato waffles catches fire on motorway

Pictures released by the fire service show hundreds of potato waffles torched in the back of a lorry after a fire
The waffles were left more than a bit well done (Picture: SWNS)

Breakfast was ruined for thousands when a lorry full of potato waffles burst into flames on the motorway during rush hour.

The HGV’s cargo was left more than a little well done after being torched during the blaze on the M6 in Cheshire.

The charred remains of hundreds of packs of Birdseye’s waffles could be seen in the back of the vehicle after firefighters extinguished the flames.

It broke out in the lorry which was parked on the hard shoulder at around 7.10am this morning.

A LORRY carrying a load of potato waffles burst into flames on the M6 in Cheshire this morning. See SWNS story SWMDfire. The fire on the hard shoulder of the northbound carriageway at the Thelwall Viaduct resulted in delays of around an hour following the incident shortly before 7.15am today, Wednesday. Police have confirmed that the driver was not injured as a result of the incident between junction 20 at Lymm and junction 21 at Woolston. Pictures from the scene appeared to show that the HGV was transporting potato waffles.
No one was hurt in the blaze (Picture: SWNS)
A LORRY carrying a load of potato waffles burst into flames on the M6 in Cheshire this morning. See SWNS story SWMDfire. The fire on the hard shoulder of the northbound carriageway at the Thelwall Viaduct resulted in delays of around an hour following the incident shortly before 7.15am today, Wednesday. Police have confirmed that the driver was not injured as a result of the incident between junction 20 at Lymm and junction 21 at Woolston. Pictures from the scene appeared to show that the HGV was transporting potato waffles.
There were delays of more than an hour (Picture: SWNS)
A LORRY carrying a load of potato waffles burst into flames on the M6 in Cheshire this morning. See SWNS story SWMDfire. The fire on the hard shoulder of the northbound carriageway at the Thelwall Viaduct resulted in delays of around an hour following the incident shortly before 7.15am today, Wednesday. Police have confirmed that the driver was not injured as a result of the incident between junction 20 at Lymm and junction 21 at Woolston. Pictures from the scene appeared to show that the HGV was transporting potato waffles.
The cargo had to be removed by a crane (Picture: SWNS)

The blaze caused lengthy delays between junctions 20 and 21, for Lymm and Woolston.

Cheshire Police confirmed that the driver was not injured and remained at the scene to assist officers and fire investigators.

The blaze was out by 9.30am but a special grab crane had to be brought in to remove the contents.

Cheshire Fire and Rescue did not confirm what happened to the waffles after being taken off site.

A Highways England spokesperson said the incident caused delays of more than 90 minutes above usual journey times.

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