Three fire engines from Powey Lane, Widnes and Runcorn
Details
Crews were called to one vehicle well alight on the hard shoulder of the M56 West between junctions 12 to 14. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used one hose reel jet to extinguish the fire, and a thermal imaging camera to check for hotspots.
Two lanes were closed while the incident was dealt with, and the scene was left with National Highways.
