Coronavirus: N95 masks lost in tractor trailer fire on Middle Tennessee interstate

Credit: DaytonDailyNews

By Bob D’Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

April 19, 2020

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With N95 masks at a premium, even the loss of one is tough to swallow. Saturday on a Tennessee interstate highway, the precious masks and hospital gowns were lost in a tractor-trailer fire.

The accident happened in Smith County near the Gordonsville exit, several miles east of Nashville, WKRN reported.

JUST IN: Semi truck hauling N95 masks & hospital gowns caught fire on I-40 westbound near mile marker 262 in Smith County. The masks & gowns will be taken to a landfill & dumped. No injuries reported. @WKRN
📸: Smith County Insider pic.twitter.com/qVgo8DJVmz
— Josh Breslow (@JoshBreslowWKRN) April 18, 2020

According to emergency personnel at the scene. the fire was ignited when a rear wheel sparked, the television station reported.

The trailer was full, although it was unclear how many masks and gowns were lost.

DETAILS: N95 masks lost in tractor trailer fire in Smith County--https://t.co/slFflTLajp #WKRN
— WKRN (@WKRN) April 18, 2020

The person driving the truck was not seriously injured, according to WKRN.

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Bob D’Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk