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- Drivers are being warned of long delays on the M56 this morning after the motorway was closed due to a car fire.
- Emergency services are at the scene between junction 7 for Bowdon and junction 6 for Hale, following the incident on the eastbound carriageway.
- The motorway is closed in both directions and congestion is building.
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