Firefighters clean up State Highway1, south of Allanton, after a logging truck caught fire on the road yesterday. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

A flaming log truck left traffic backed up on State Highway1, near Allanton, yesterday.

A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokeswoman said emergency services were called to the burning truck and trailer in Allanton-Waihola Rd, part of SH1, at 9.05am.

Crews from Mosgiel and Outram attended, along with a water tanker from Waihola, and extinguished the fire.