Watch: trailer load of straw bales goes up in smoke

Gardaí and fire services attended a trailer of straw which caught fire on the M1 northbound at J18 Carlingford at approximately 4.15pm last Saturday.

Gardaí told the Irish Farmers Journal that no injuries were reported.

Robert Dickinson shared this video of the blaze on Twitter.

M1 Northbound near Dundalk pic.twitter.com/gJEIDGVW6Y

— Robert Dickinson (@RobertMalahide) July 27, 2019

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