Lorry fire causing delays on M25
A lorry on the hard shoulder of the M25 has caught fire.
Three lanes are now closed clockwise between J27 M11 and J28 Brentwood and Romford.
Update at 12pm:
The fire has now been extinguished, and emergency services have now left the scene.
Delays are now about 80 minutes and there are 4.5miles of traffic.
The hard shoulder has been damaged by the heat from the vehicle blaze.
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