Highway 641 south closed due to hazardous battery risk, Benton County TN
Road ClosureHighway 641 South in Tennessee is closed, and traffic is redirected at Highway 126 due to a road closure. Emergency services are on scene because damaged lithium batteries pose a risk of overheating, fire, or explosion.
Audio|Source: Tennessee Highway Patrol District 8
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Transcript:
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I'm on Highway 641 South I can be en route needed.
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Let's all right is go to the 126 in the system.
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Any two, right?
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24. 2822 to 88508508.
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Go ahead.
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If you can get the queue, it's going to be east pass to 126 at this point.
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Cable. Cable.
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I said you don't want.
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Yeah, it's one. The eastbound queue is starting at about the 104.4.4.
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Tough one.
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8834 834 834 Were you heading that way?
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Canvall as in the other way? We're doing out.
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Can't 4. Will you go to the queue at the 104.4, please?
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10.4. 10 point.
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8812, I'm in the route to tell me where I need to be.
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801. 8812, if you would go to the 108, assist that scene there or they're divergent.
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704. The CMA and the fire department had already told you this is a class line batteries they're compromised in being pierced or damage in any way there's such a lot overheating and catching on fire and exploding.
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Double.
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8872. 9872. 9872.
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I just spoke with Benton County's deputies.
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They're going to start averting traffic down 641 at the 126 as well.
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How? 840 for a copy.
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8870 to 80801.
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Good. If you would let me know what the 116 looks like, if we need another trooper up there, I can go up there.
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Okay, 4.
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801, Jackson.
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Hey, they're doing. We'll sit with the park rangers and see if they can do something to shut that 116 down, eastbound and what's bound around.
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T-DEC 1216 you copy D-Found, round full-svail and be fine T-DEC 1216 T-DEC 1216 T-DEC-Ranger 1216 1216
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F-30 530
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530-10-7
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2-4 80 to 1
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98-1
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Daysbound on-round 5-116 has already been shut down by the Ranger 2-4
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