Driver hurt, lanes blocked after tractor-trailer fire on I-40
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A tractor-trailer burst into flames on I-40 Sunday evening, causing lane closures in the area.
The fire broke out around 4:20 p.m. in the eastbound lanes on I-40 and Sycamore View Road.
The Memphis Fire Department says the driver was taken to Regional One Hospital’s burn unit. No condition was given.
According to the Tennessee Department of Transportation, all eastbound lanes are blocked at this time. Three of the four westbound lanes remain open.
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