TRAFFIC was halted on the M4 eastbound between junctions 17 and 16 because of a car fire this afternoon.
A car on fire on the hard shoulder was tackled by Dorset Fire and Rescue Service.
It is not thought that anyone was injured.
By 3.15pm one lane was reopened to traffic and Highways England said traffic conditions have now returned to normal.
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