THESE pictures show the crane fire on the M25 clockwise which has closed two lanes of the motorway near Dartford.

News Shopper: The burning crane on the hard shoulder near Dartford

The fire near Junction 1B A282/ A296 Princes Road (Dartford) is causing congestion to the A282 Dartford Tunnel/ A282 QE2 Bridge (Dartford River Crossing Toll Booths).

Lanes one and two are closed as the fire brigade deal with the incident.

The traffic jams are adding to the usual queues over the QE2 bridge.

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