Tractor-Trailer Fire Temporarily Blocked Hopkinsville Highway

A tractor-trailer fire on Kentucky 1682 near the intersection of Dawson Springs Road caused the roadway to be temporarily blocked Monday night.

Hopkinsville Fire Department Lt. Tommy McGraw said they responded to a tractor-trailer fire around 6:30 p.m. on Kentucky 1682 and found a brake fire that had spread to the truck’s tires.

No one was injured and the fire was quickly extinguished. The road was blocked for about an hour but has reopened.