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I-40 closed after radioactive waste truck catches fire

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The Nashville Fire Department says it got word of the fire on I-40 at 2:20 p.m. Monday.
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Interstate 40 in West Nashville is closed in both directions Monday afternoon after a semi-truck carrying radioactive waste caught fire.  

The affected area is between exits 201 and 204.

The Nashville Fire Department says it got word of the blaze at 2:20 p.m.

Fire officials announced on X (formerly Twitter) that they’ve “mitigated the immediate threat,” and they expect the interstate to reopen this evening. They say the radioactive material in the truck was “low-grade” and was only in the waste’s packaging. 

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Char Daston is a reporter and newscast writer for WPLN. Char got his start in public radio as an intern at WYSO public radio in Yellow Springs, Ohio, where he answered questions sent in by listeners for a program called WYSO Curious. He went on to work at St. Louis Public Radio and WBEZ Chicago, where he produced the daily talk show Reset and reported for the education desk. His work has also appeared in Curious City, Chicago Magazine and the Chicago Sun-Times. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Char attended college and grad school at the University of Chicago, where he wrote his master’s thesis on the politics of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. As a journalist, he is interested in the ways big political decisions and historical events shape our everyday lives. He loves to learn about education, the arts, activism and the ways people help one another. Unable to settle on one creative project, Char enjoys writing poetry, plays and video essays in his spare time. You’ll likely find him rushing to choir rehearsal or seeking out Nashville’s best Thai and Korean food.

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