UPDATED: Vehicle fire closes a stretch of the M1 in Barnsley this morning

All lanes have now re-opened but delays still possible after a vehicle fire on the motorway.

A vehicle fire has closed three lanes of the M1 in South Yorkshire this morning.

Crews are en route to a vehicle fire in Barnsley this morning.placeholder image
Crews are en route to a vehicle fire in Barnsley this morning.

It is between junctions 36 and 37 which are for Barnsley and Dearne Valley turn-offs.

One lane is closed northbound and two lanes closed southbound.. Emergency services are en route and delays building on the approaches say Highways England.

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