M62 Brighouse: Watch moment smoke billows from vehicle fire

Emergency services attended a vehicle fire on the M62 near Brighouse.

Footage shows smoke billowing from a vehicle fire near Brighouse on Monday 13 July.

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Vehicle fire on the M62 near Brighouse. | Harsh Sharma

Earlier on Monday, National Highways Yorkshire said the M62 westbound near Brighouse was closed between J25 and J24 due to the fire and that emergency services were on scene.

In an update at 1:09pm, National Highways Yorkshire confirmed the road had reopened, but added that there were residual delays of 10 mins and 1 mile of congestion on the approach.

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