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M3 Fleet service station blaze as lorry catches fire Blaze at M3 Fleet service station as lorry catches fire
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Firefighters are battling a blaze at a service station on the M3 after a lorry carrying straw and diesel caught fire. Firefighters are dealing with a blaze at a service station on the M3 after a lorry carrying straw caught fire.
The cause of the fire on the southbound carriageway at Fleet, Hampshire, is not yet known. The cause of the blaze on the exit slip road on the southbound carriageway at Fleet, Hampshire, is not yet known.
Hampshire Fire Service tweeted that 20 firefighters were tackling the fire. Hampshire Fire Service said at one point 20 firefighters fought the fire.
The southbound slip road is closed and there is congestion to junction 4a at Farnborough. It may not reopen until 22:00 BST, the service warned. The Highways Agency also took to Twitter to warn that the southbound slip road between junction 4a and junction 5 was likely to remain closed for "several more hours".
The large goods vehicle was carrying 16 tonnes of straw and 250 litres of diesel, the fire brigade added. The large goods vehicle was carrying 16 tonnes of straw and a 250-litre tank of diesel when the blaze happened at around 17:30 BST.
Eyewitness Mark Harvey told BBC News: "I took the photo as I left the services, I think I was one of the last to get out before they closed the slip road."