MOTORISTS have faced delays on the M27 after part of the motorway was closed after a car caught on fire this morning.
One lane of the westbound carriageway was closed between junction nine for Whiteley and junction eight for Bursledon.
Emergency services were called to the scene and all lanes of the motorway are now open, although some delays remain in the area.
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