Propane tanker blaze closes M56 motorway near Chester

A tanker carrying propane gas has caught fire, shutting the M56 motorway near Chester, with trains and air travel also affected.

Firefighters are tackling the lorry fire, which started just before 15:00 BST on the westbound carriageway.

The motorway has been closed in both directions between junctions 12 and 15 near Stanlow and Frodsham.

Fiona Trott reports.