Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus battled a blaze which engulfed a truck carrying tyres last Thursday on the M1 motorway.
On the morning of December 7 multiple fire crews responded to the truck fire which sent up toxic fumes and billowing black smoke near Wyee about 1.5km south of the Morisset interchange, causing northbound traffic delays.
No injuries were reported but firefighters took precautions with breathing apparatus and Wallarah Rural Fire Brigade was called in to provide extra water supplies.
The fire was extinguished by 10.30am and clean-up and salvage operations continued throughout the day with traffic disruptions into the middle of the afternoon.