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Van fire causes traffic on the A1

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Charlotte Morgan

Published: 9:05 AM July 20, 2010    Updated: 2:43 PM November 1, 2020

A VAN fire on the A1 this morning left a trail of traffic in its wake.

Firefighters from St Albans and Potters Bar spent half an hour extinguishing a blazing van after it caught fire near junction 1 at 7.30am.

Nobody was hurt as a result of the incident and the road is now clear of congestion.

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