M1 closed after lorry load of bales catches fire

Emergency services are attending a fire on the M1 motorway, near to Dundalk, Co. Louth.
A lorry load of bales caught fire just north of junction 18, the Ballymascanlon roundabout.
A number of units of the fire brigade are at the scene.
Gardaí have closed the M1 in both directions, and traffic diversions are in place for motorists.
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