All eight lanes of a section of the M25 are closed after a lorry containing hydrogen peroxide exploded. The fire is under control on the vehicle which is at junction 13, the exit to Staines in Middlelove.
The section of the M25 between junctions 12 and 13 south west of London is closed in both directions.
Traffic anti-clockwise was tailing back to junction 15 - the M4 turn-off. Clockwise, queues stretched to junction 10, where the M25 meets the A3.
The lorry driver has been taken to hospital suffering minor injuries but no-one else has been hurt.
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The closed stretch is the most congested section of the motorway and was already subject to roadworks due to lane widening.
Junction 12 of the M25 is near Virginia Water in Surrey and forms a junction with the M3. Junction 13, near Egham, is just south of Heathrow airport.
An RAC spokesman said: "We expect the section to be closed until at least 3pm.
"If you don't need to be in this area, avoid it."
A spokesman for Surrey fire and rescue service said a call had been received just before midday.
He said about 15 firefighters were currently at the scene.
