Eastbound I-24 opens to 1-lane traffic after SEMI truck fire at 55.5mm Eastbound I-24 is down to one lane near the Lyon-Caldwell County line. (Source: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet) By Amber Ruch | December 23, 2020 at 4:26 AM CST - Updated December 23 at 11:55 AM
LYON-CALDWELL COUNTIES, Ky. (KFVS) - Eastbound Interstate 24 opened to one-lane traffic after a SEMI fire at the 55.5 mile marker.
It happened a little after midnight on Wednesday, December 23. The closure is near the Lyon-Caldwell County line.
KYTC said the truck fire caused significant damage to the concrete pavement. This is along a 13-mile section of I-24 that had been open on new concrete pavement for just over a week.
Eastbound Lanes of I-24 Blocked by SEMI Fire at 55 5mm
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Eastbound lanes of I-24 blocked by SEMI fire at 55 5 mile marker
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Eastbound lanes of I-24 open to one lane after SEMI caught fire overnight
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Princeton firefighters battled a fire involving a semi hauling cooking oil in the eastbound lanes on Interstate 24 near the Lyon-Caldwell County line overnight.
The Princeton Fire Department was dispatched to the semi fire at the 56-mile marker on I-24 shortly just before 11:15 Tuesday night.
Assistant Fire Chief Tim Cook tells the News Edge the semi was hauling 48,000 pounds of cooking oil that caught fire and was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived on the scene.
He says twelve firemen and three tankers were on the scene for about three hours, and firefighters had to decon at the scene before returning to the station.