{"id":49054,"date":"2023-03-10T15:00:05","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T15:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/?p=49054"},"modified":"2023-03-10T15:00:05","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T15:00:05","slug":"breaking-sheffield-crane-fire-m1-closed-due-to-crane-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/03\/10\/breaking-sheffield-crane-fire-m1-closed-due-to-crane-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Sheffield Crane Fire &#8211; M1 section CLOSED"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The M1 motorway is closed both ways between Junction 30 Sheffield and Junction 31 Worksop after a crane caught fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A picture from National Highways shows fire engines on the motorway as firefighters are trying to stop the fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Delays are building up in both directions on the motorway, as fire crews are on scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The M1 was blocked at around 1:30pm today and is now closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>National Highways has confirmed a crane has caught fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The incident has led to around four miles of congestion on the M1 northbound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>National Highways have said to allow extra journey time and use alternative routes where possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Travel South Yorkshire have said they expect the motorway closure to remain in place for \u2018several hours\u2019, and that surrounding areas will \u2018feel the brunt of the traffic\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>South Yorkshire Fire have said they are working with Derbyshire Fire Service to tackle the fire as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are currently five fire engines on scene, trying to tackle it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/crane-fire-hahahahha.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49061\" width=\"515\" height=\"411\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">credit: National Highways<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/crane-fire-dsnk.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49058\" width=\"513\" height=\"393\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Crane fire (credit: Twitter &#8211; South Yorkshire Fire)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The M1 motorway is closed both ways between Junction 30 Sheffield and Junction 31 Worksop after a crane caught fire. 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