Moment lorry explodes into HUGE fireball on M62 as plumes of black smoke fill sky sparking traffic chaos for thousands

SHOCKING footage shows the infinitesimal a lorry exploded successful a immense fireball connected the M62 sparking postulation chaos for thousands.

The blaze broke retired astir 11.40am connected Wednesday, sending heavy plumes of achromatic fume billowing into the air, disposable for miles.

Emergency services rushed to the country betwixt junctions 23 (New Hey Road, Huddersfield) and 24 (Ainley Top), wherever the conveyance was afloat engulfed successful flames.

The occurrence forced a implicit shutdown of the eastbound carriageway and causing chaos for drivers.

As the flames roared, firefighters scrambled to get the concern nether control, spraying h2o successful a hopeless bid to douse the inferno.

But the motorway was near astatine a standstill for hours arsenic thousands of vehicles queued for miles.

Disgruntled drivers were incapable to determination arsenic heavy fume drifted crossed some the eastbound and westbound lanes.

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service continued to bravely conflict the flames arsenic shocked motorists watched on.

At the time, the postulation absorption system, Inrix, said: "M62 Eastbound blocked, stationary postulation owed to conveyance occurrence from J23 A640 New Hey Road (Huddersfield) to J24 A629 (Ainley Top).

"The roadworthy has been blocked since astir 11.40am. Originally reported arsenic an accident."

Footage from the country showed the monolithic occurrence raging arsenic exigency crews worked to incorporate it.

Multiple occurrence work appliances were summoned to bring the ample blaze nether control.

With postulation piled up for hours successful some directions, drivers were forced to beryllium successful scorching heat, incapable to flight the smoke.

The occurrence was yet brought nether power successful the afternoon.

Cops confirmed that the eastbound carriageway was reopened, allowing postulation to determination again.

Delays continued connected owed to the backlog of postulation but the worst of the chaos had passed.

The origin of the occurrence is inactive nether investigation, but archetypal reports suggested the incidental was linked to a conveyance malfunction.

It comes aft melodramatic footage captured a lorry detonate into flames during different incidental past month.

The motorway was closed successful the clockwise absorption betwixt Junction 5 successful Kent and Junction 6 successful Surrey due to the fact that of the devastating blaze.

Drivers stuck connected the motorway filmed the burning wreckage arsenic occurrence crews tackled the blaze.

Another operator captured the flames engulfing the stranded lorry - with fume billowing crossed the motorway.

After firefighters extinguished the blaze, the video revealed the charred remains of the lorry, with hardly immoderate recognisable parts left.

Thousands of drivers are suffering terrible delays due to the fact that of the closures.