{"id":19047,"date":"2025-02-27T13:52:04","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T13:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pro-truckdrivers.com\/blog\/near-disastrous-situation-as-brakes-and-tires-catch-fire-on-truck-hauling-hazmat-on-tennessees-i-24\/"},"modified":"2025-02-27T13:52:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T13:52:04","slug":"near-disastrous-situation-as-brakes-and-tires-catch-fire-on-truck-hauling-hazmat-on-tennessees-i-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pro-truckdrivers.com\/blog\/near-disastrous-situation-as-brakes-and-tires-catch-fire-on-truck-hauling-hazmat-on-tennessees-i-24\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Near disastrous situation’ as brakes and tires catch fire on truck hauling hazmat on Tennessee’s I-24"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The North Coffee Volunteer Fire Department<\/strong><\/a> (NCVFD) responded to a major commercial vehicle fire on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n

At 2:46 p.m. on Tuesday, February 26, firefighters responded to westbound I-24 at mile marker 103 in Coffee County, Tennessee.<\/p>\n

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Upon arrival, NCVFD discovered a semi trailer hauling hazmat chemicals with its rear tires and brakes on fire.<\/p>\n

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The truck was hauling approximately 2300 pounds of Nitrogen gas\/resin (Autofroth) in ten separate tanks.<\/p>\n

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Firefighters were able extinguish the brake and trailer fire \u201cjust as it had breached the interior of the trailer.\u201d<\/p>\n

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No chemicals were released.<\/p>\n

NCVFD thanked assisting agencies for \u201cbringing this near disastrous situation safely under control.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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