Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department responded to the fire on I-24 east near Exit 80 (New Salem Hwy) at 9 a.m. on June 26 after a trash truck caught fire.
The truck was fully involved in flames and thankfully no one was injured.
MFRD Firefighters doused the flames using a ladder truck and hand lines.
The driver told firefighters she saw fire, pulled over to the shoulder of the highway, and got out.
Murfreesboro Fire & Rescue firefighters extinguish a truck on fire on I-24 near New Salem Hwy.
One lane has reopened by traffic remains slow.
Please be patient while wreckage is cleared. pic.twitter.com/r92z0pBxg6— RCTNSheriff (@RCTNSheriff) June 26, 2023
The cause of the fire is not known.
Interstate 24 towards Chattanooga was shut down for a few hours while firefighters extinguished the fire and as the wreckage was removed.
