The work is part of a £317m project to add extra lanes to improve safety and cut congestion.

Drivers are facing long delays as lanes remain closed.

National Highways says the section of motorway in Surrey is due to reopen at 06:00 GMT on Monday.

BBC News told of kind acts following UN report that found strangers' helpfulness was underestimated.

Work began in 2022 and is part of a delayed £317m project to improve safety and cut congestion.

National Highways said it had responded to the fire at 07:54 GMT.

Ethan Burdett hopes to appeal his three-year sentence for the deaths of four people in August 2021.

Three patients have been taken to Basildon University Hospital for further treatment.