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M8 fireball horror as car engulfed in flames on busy motorway with fire crews called

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Police were forced to close a section of the busy M8 after a motor was engulfed in flames near Harthill. Emergency services remain in attendance at the scene on the eastbound carriageway between Junction 5 and 6 on Friday afternoon.

Motorists are being warned to expect delays of around 20 minutes while fire crews tackled the blaze which broke out at around 4pm.

Shocking pictures from the scene show flames shooting out the engine of the white Range Rover while thick, black smoke billowed into the air.A tweet from Traffic Scotland said: “M8 closed E/B between J5-6 due to a vehicle fire. “Emergency services in attendance.” They later added: " All lanes now running E/B between J6-5 following an earlier vehicle fire.

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