I-79 AT AMMA BLOCKED WITH ROCKSLIDE AND TRACTOR TRAILER FIRE - Road Opened At 4:50 PM Friday

(12/25/2015)

Roane County 911 dispatchers said fire crews on the scene have confirmed that Interstate 79 near Amma was reopened at 4:50 p.m. Christmas Day in both directions following a mudslide. Both northbound lanes were closed by the rock slide about 2:3O p.m. About the same time, the I-79 southbound lane was closed due to a tractor trailer fire. The Newton VFD responded to the incidents.

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