There is heavy traffic on the A2 following a lorry carrying chocolate caught fire earlier this morning.

Lanes were closed as Highways England deal with a Lorry that had caught fire.

Firefighters were called to the London bound carriageway between the Northfleet turn off and junction 2 for the M25 at around 3am.

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A spokesman for Kent Fire and Rescue said: “Three fire engines attended and arrived to find the trailer unit was alight.

“Crews removed the sides and roof of the vehicle, extinguished the blaze and are working with Kent Highways to manually move the contents of the trailer, believed to be approximately 25 tonnes of chocolate.”

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Travel time is still expected to be delayed with reports on social media suggesting the road is at a standstill. 

Lanes have now reopened. 

Fire has now been extinguished but there are still delays on the M20, A249, and local routes.