Traffic stopped after car fire on motorway
Traffic has been halted on the M1 as firefighters tackle a vehicle fire.
National Highways said fire crews were at the scene shortly after 10:40 BST on Thursday on the southbound side between junctions 29 and 28 near the Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire border.
There are delays of 20 minutes and two miles of congestion, it added.
A traffic camera from the scene depicts a firefighter tackling the blaze.
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