The M40 motorway
A car has caught on fire on the M40.
Firefighters were called to the motorway, northbound between junctions 4 (Handy Cross) and 5 (Stokenchurch) at around 6.20pm on Wednesday, February 10.
An update was issued
# INCIDENT UPDATE #
— Bucks and MK Fire (@Bucksfire) February 10, 2021
It is a blown turbocharger. Firefighters are monitoring the temperature with a thermal imaging camera https://t.co/FUQEW5nZT7
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Bucks and MK Fire have since confirmed through their Twitter page that the fire was caused by a ‘blown turbocharger’.
The M40 motorway
They also said: “Firefighters are monitoring the temperature with a thermal imaging camera.”
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