I hadn't seen it with my own eyes.

Driving towards Cardiff this afternoon we notice the traffic up ahaed going the oppostie way between junction 19 (M32) and 18 was stopped. We could see smoke.

There was a tank, a Main battle Tank, on fire on the hard shoulder with a 100 ton tank transporter in front of it. God knows how they got it off the wagon. As we went further the traffic was already backed up past the M32 and reaching for the M5, and this at 4.30 in the afternoon. Recovering that is going to cause some problem if they can't drive it back onto the transporter.

Never seen a tank on fire like that before, well when not in a battle I mean.