I-240 clear after truck fire
Published: Aug. 5, 2014 at 6:11 PM CDT|Updated: Aug. 5, 2014 at 11:16 PM CDT
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(WMC) - Crews cleaned up a truck that caught fire on I-240 southbound, technically westbound, south of Poplar Avenue on Tuesday.
According to a WMC Action News 5 crew, the truck appeared to belong to AM/PM Road Service, which is mobile truck repair service.
Initial reports indicated that the truck's diesel tank exploded,but Tennessee Department of Transportation's Smartmap labeled this incident a cargo fire.
Right lanes were blocked for a couple hours, but they are back open.
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