PHOTOS: I-40 West near Farragut was closed for hours Thursday morning after a car fell from a tractor-trailer, causing a crash and fire, according to Rural Metro Fireโs Jeffery Bagwell. No one was hurt in the crash, which happened around midnight at the nearby truck scales, but it did cause a fire. That fire prompted hours of cleanup, Bagwell said.
โThere was not a driver for the vehicle as it had fallen from a truck while in transit,โ Bagwell said. โThe fire was extinguished, but cleanup was extensive and took an extended period of time.โ The Tennessee Department of Transportationโs Mark Nagi said the interstateโs westbound lanes didnโt fully reopen until 5:45 a.m.
