NewsgalleryM56 closureBookmarkShareNewsByJo Henwood16:51, 10 AUG 2015Updated08:35, 11 AUG 2015Steve Marsh tweeted this photograph of the gas tanker on fire on the M56 which has since closed (Image: @Steve_Marsh3)1 of 17Stranded motorists on the M56 sunbathing while they wait for emergency services to deal with the tanker fire on Monday afternoon. Picture by David Lewis (Image: David Lewis)2 of 17@gazworthy tweeted a photograph of people playing football on the M56 after the motorway was closed following a gas tanker fire (Image: @gazworthy)3 of 17The gas tanker on fire on the M56 (Image: Tina Claire Hycz)4 of 17Lorry on fire on the M56 Chester bound.5 of 17While stuck in traffic on the M56 this afternoon, why not watch an episode of Family Guy! Picture by @kattee94 (Image: @kattee94)6 of 17M56 fire (pic: Tom Jackson)7 of 17Tanker on fire on the M568 of 17M56 fire (pic: Tom Jackson)9 of 17Will Gray took this picture of a stretch of the M56 looking deserted as a result of the tanker fire on Monday afternoon (Image: Will Gray)10 of 17@mart_p27 tweeted: "4 more ambulances just arriving #m56" (Image: @mart_p27)11 of 17The M56 on Monday afternoon looking northbound from junction 11. Picture by Phil McCann (Image: Phil McCann)12 of 17One person stuck on the M56 following the tanker fire decided to take their dog for a walk on the hard shoulder. Picture by Anthony Mark Newton (Image: Anthony Mark Newton)13 of 17Cheshire Police released this picture of the burnt out tanker on the M5614 of 17Cheshire firefighters cooling off the tanker on the M56. Picture by Mark Cashin (Image: Mark Cashin)15 of 17Photographer Helen Smiddy went to the top of Frodsham Hill to take this shot of a deserted M56 near the Runcorn turn-off during the M56 tanker fire drama on Monday afternoon. Picture: Helen Smiddy of HJS Photography16 of 17Motorists wandering around the M56 during the gridlock caused by the tanker fire on Monday afternoon. Picture by Chris Ellams17 of 17More OnM56