IT COULD have been a huge disaster.

But Hampshire fire crews heroically put a stop to this shocking incident on a motorway in the early hours of this morning.

Firefighters were called to a fuel tanker travelling on the M3 Southbound, which was engulfed by a rapidly-growing fire.

Using two hose reel jets, crews from Yateley, Rushmoor and Fleet managed to extinguish the blaze.

Commenting on the incident, a spokesperson for Totton Fire Station said: "Amazing stop by our colleagues in the north of the county this morning.

"Great initial action and decisions made to prevent an environmental disaster."