Time Incident Posted: 22:45
Incident Date: 02/06/2021
Incident Location: Incident Location: M69 Northbound near to M1 jct 21
Incident Number: 8820
Incident Type: Car fire
Initial Emergency Call Received: 22:05
Fire and Rescue Service Vehicles Attended: 1 fire engine from Hinckley and 1 fire engine from Southern fire station
Officer(s) in Charge of Incident:
Time Incident Closed: 22:40
Damage: Severe fire damage to car
Believed Cause: Accidental due to electrical fault
Initial Information: Driver of BMW reporting smoke issuing from vehicle
Updated Incident Information: On arrival 1 BMW car well alight, vehicle is on the hard shoulder, Police closed the M69 Northbound
Fire crews using 1 hose reel and 2 breathing apparatus in the open to extinguish the fire.
Highways Agency organising the recovery of the vehicle, driver of the vehicle taken to a place of safety by the Police
One lane of motorway reopened by Police at approx 22:44hrs
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