Big rig hauling lithium-ion batteries crashes on I-40 in Tennessee

HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. — Law enforcement authorities in Tennessee were busy on Thursday afternoon after an 18-wheeler hauling a 74,000 pound lithium-ion battery was involved in a crash at mile marker 119.

Henderson County Fire and EMA responded, as well as a crew from the Tennessee Department of Transportation and the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

Clean up crews had to wait on the company that made the battery to arrive to determine when it was safe to move, according to a TV news report…

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