Drivers experienced delays this morning (Tuesday) after a lorry’s wheel caught fire near Maddiston.
The blaze broke out while the vehicle was parked in a lay-by close to the Bowhouse Roundabout shortly before 8am.
A fire crew rushed to the scene and quickly doused the flames.
Police were also in attendance as the area was temporarily cordoned off.
Fortunately no-one was injured during the incident, the cause of which is not thought to have been suspicious.
Sergeant Andy Angus, of Falkirk Police Station, said: “The fire was extinguished and the road was reopened at 8.25am after being closed for around 25 minutes.
A fire service spokeswoman said: “The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service was alerted at 7.46am on Tuesday, November 13 to reports of a lorry on fire in Maddiston.
“Operations Control mobilised two fire engines to the A801 roundabout where firefighters extinguished the fire.