Traffic at standstill on M25 after vehicle fire

Traffic is at a standstill on a section of the M25 in Surrey after a vehicle fire, according to National Highways.

The fire has been put out, but anticlockwise traffic between junction nine for Leatherhead and junction eight for Reigate remains affected by the disruption.

National Highways said at 09:00 GMT that there were current delays of about 50 minutes on the approach to the incident.

Vehicle recovery and clear up works were under way, it added.

After a stoppage at 07:40 for almost two hours, lanes one and two remained closed due to a spillage and a van fire, traffic monitoring site Inrix said.

Lanes three and four were open, it added.

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