Lorry fire sees A13 shut in Aveley for four hours

Six crews arrived at the scene of the blaze on the A13 in Aveley at 12pm yesterday (September 22).

The firefighters from Grays, Brentwood, Orsett and Hawkwell worked to extinguish the fire within a 40ft container.

Crews extinguishing the product within the container. Photo: Essex Fire and Rescue (Image: Essex Fire and Rescue Service)

Drivers were told to keep their windows shut as crews expected to remain on the scene for several hours.

One lane of the A13 Northbound was closed while crews dealt with this incident.

Crews on scene of lorry fire on A13. Photo: Essex Fire and Rescue (Image: Essex Fire and Rescue Service)

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Firefighters then worked with the lorry owners to extinguish the product within the container.

Crews on the scene. Photo: Essex Fire and Rescue (Image: Essex Fire and Rescue Service)

After using the lorry to tip the product from the container, the owners used a grab lorry to spread the product so firefighters could extinguish the fire.

The incident was later scaled down to two crews who remained on scene monitoring hotspots while the lorry owners reloaded the lorry.

Crews tackling the lorry fire. Photo: Essex Fire and Rescue (Image: Essex Fire and Rescue Service)

Crews left the scene at 4pm after four hours dealing with the fire.

Station Manager Dave Bond, Incident Commander said: “Thank you to the lorry’s owners and our colleagues in Extreme Rescue for helping us at the scene.”