An 18-wheeler hauling an undetermined chemical is on fire at this hour

The call of this big rig fire came in Thursday at 8:32am.

RIDGEWOOD, TN (WLAF)- At 8:32am Thursday, the call of a tractor trailer on fire on the Interstate 75 came in to Central Dispatch. It was soon discovered that the rig is carrying an undetermined chemical. As a result, I-75 was shutdown from Exit 134 at Caryville to Rocky Top Exit 129.

Ridgewood Volunteer Fire Department was paged out with a soon following page to the Caryville Volunteer Fire Department. Campbell County EMA and Director Jay Muncy is also on site with firefighters from the La Follette Fire Department also on the call as TDOT is enroute to the scene.

Traffic is being routed over Highway 116.

The driver of the truck is injured according to one firefighter. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED-10/171/2024-9AM-PHOTO COURTESY OF WLAF ROAD WARRIOR LANDYN FORD)

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