24 tonnes of cheese lost in lorry blaze06 June 2011A lorry carrying 24 tonnes of cheese caught fire last week, leading to the closure of a motorway in Somerset. The vehicle, travelling down the A359 near Castle Cary, was well alight by the time crews got there at 7.52am on 2 June. The road was subsequently closed, prompting a headline in the Independent: Cheese fire causes meltdown on the A359. Around 20 firefighters attended the blaze, which took around an hour to extinguish. It took them three hours to clear the road of the mess, reports said.    By Amy Rowe 05/06/11 |
