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Bra lorry fire shuts A14 for hours in Cambridgeshire

The lorry fire in Fenstanton stopped traffic

A lorry full of bras brought a major road to a standstill when it caught fire.

Motorists reported being held in traffic for hours after the blaze erupted on the A14 near Fenstanton, Cambridgeshire.

Firefighters posted a photo of the scene showing boxes of underwear which had been removed from the lorry.

The road, which was closed in both directions at about 09:30 GMT, finally re-opened at 20:00.

Cambridgeshire Fire Service said the fire was out by about 15:00 but the HGV needed to be emptied and moved.

Suffolk Fire and Rescue Charred boxes removed from burnt-out lorry on the A14.Suffolk Fire and Rescue
Fire crews said the lorry would have to be emptied before the vehicle could be recovered

The road had been closed between Cambridge and Huntingdon, with one frustrated driver posting on Twitter to say she had been stuck in her car for four hours.

Fire service group commander Stuart Smith said: "I appreciated people are stuck in traffic on both sides of the carriageway and. I'd ask anyone who needs to travel in the area to avoid it and take different routes."

The service said the road would need to be resurfaced once the HGV had been recovered.

Cambridgeshire Fire Service The burnt-out remains of a lorry on the A14.Cambridgeshire Fire Service
The lorry appeared to have been carrying women's underwear, including bras
Twitter/mihail66129953 The HGV fire, south of Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire, has created a large plume of black smoke.Twitter/mihail66129953
A large plume of black smoke could be seen in the area, south of Huntingdon
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