Major road closed as firefighters rush to scene after skip lorry goes up in flames

One of the main roads in Salford is currently blocked after a lorry erupted into flames. Firefighters are at the scene tackling a blaze which broke out in a skip on the back of a truck on the A57 Liverpool Road near Barton just before 7am.

Pictures showed bright orange flames lapping up the top of the skip close to the Liverpool Road/Cadishead Way roundabout at Boysnope Wharf as stunned motorists looked on.

Crews remain at the scene.

Traffic has currently been stopped in both directions leading to rush hour queues whilst emergency services deal with the incident

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Traffic is now running again but TfGM are warning it may take some time for the queues that built up in the area during the height of rush hour to clear

UPDATE Traffic has been released but congestion will take a little time to clear northbound on Cadishead Way.#TfGMTraffic.https://t.co/zBjT1ljS1x pic.twitter.com/WC1cRtoR45

No one was injured in the incident, GMFRS have just confirmed

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