Lorry fire causes tailbacks (From Thurrock Gazette)
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Lorry fire causes tailbacks
3:25pm Friday 9th October 2009 in News
A LORRY caught fire this morning (Friday) on a roundabout near Tilbury.
Firefighters from Grays, Corringham, Brentwood and Wellington attended the scene to put out the blaze.
The cab of a milk truck was reported at 10.15am to be on fire on the A1306 near Tilbury.
Two lanes were closed for an hour while the fire was put out.
A spokesman for the Highways Agency said normal traffic conditions returned by 11.45am.
