Event Brief
Car Catches Fire After Crash on I-40
Filed: May 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET
Summary: A single-vehicle crash on eastbound I-40 near mile marker 295 led to a car fire; Putnam County Fire responded and lanes were shut briefly.
WHO: Putnam County Fire Department; motorists and witnesses
WHAT: Single-vehicle crash followed by a vehicle fire on eastbound I-40
WHEN: May 13, 2026 at 9:24 AM ET
WHERE: Putnam County, Tennessee (eastbound I-40 near mile marker 295)
WHY: The vehicle became heavily engulfed in flames after the crash; the cause of the crash is not reported.
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