The A21 Brescia-Piacenza motorway has been closed in the Cremona stretch in both directions since 6.30 today when a car transporter caught fire following an accident.
Residents in the area heard a roar, followed by several explosions.
On the spot Polstrada and firefighters who are trying to reconstruct what happened.
It has not been communicated if there are any victims.
Traffic is interrupted with kilometers of queues