A lorry lost its wheel and tire which cased the fires.
The road was closed for a time between J22 Markfield Interchange (Leicester A50, Coalville A511) and J21a Kirby Muxloe Interchange (Leicester, Newark A46). It is now reopen.
Thankfully nobody was injured.
Crews from Coalville and Southern fire stations were sent to put out the fire.
Lorry overturns on A46 in Leicestershire
A lorry has overturned on the A46 in Leicestershire.
Arrest after report of rape in Nuneaton
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Leicestershire Hospice gets NHS funding boost
LOROS Hospice has announced that more beds are to reopen on its inpatient ward thanks to additional funding from the NHS.
Loughborough county lines drug dealer jailed
A man who used children from Charnwood to move drugs around the country has been jailed for 66 months for drugs and forced labour offences.
Serco unable to collect Garden waste bins on Tuesday
Garden Waste bins not collected on Tuesday 10th March
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Petition to save 800-year-old Leicestershire pub
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National Secondary School Place Offer Day
It's National Secondary School offer day. Decisions for secondary school places came out today for Leicestershire Schools
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