Fiery semi-truck crash involving lithium batteries closes US 95 northwest of Las Vegas

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Fiery semi-truck ****** involving lithium batteries closes US 95 northwest of Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A fiery ****** involving two semi-trucks early Tuesday morning completely closed U.S. 95 near Indian Springs but reopened shortly after 6 p.m.

The ****** was reported just after midnight at mile marker 13 in Nye County and involved a truck hauling wood and another truck carrying lithium batteries which ignited the *****, Nevada State Police said.

The closure extended from Indian Springs to State Route 160. Southbound traffic was being diverted off U.S. 95 to Pahrump and northbound traffic was being turned around at Indian Springs. Drivers were recommended to find alternate routes. Drivers who want to travel north can take State Route 160 through Pahrump to get to U.S. 95.

Just before 4 p.m., crews were able to extinguish the lithium batteries and the hazmat company was evaluating the pickup requirements, according to RTC Southern Nevada.

It is not known how long the road closure will be in effect.

Congresswoman Dina Titus released the following statement following the ******:

“Today’s accident and ***** on U.S. 95 involving a truck carrying lithium-ion batteries underscores the urgency for Congress to act on the ‘Thermal Runaway Reduction Act’, legislation I introduced last week in response to a similar accident on Interstate 15 in July. Without better regulation of the transport of these batteries, it is only a matter of time before these accidents and resulting fires take human lives. Furthermore, the resulting road closures and the amount of water needed to extinguish these fires have significant impacts on resources in our region. Congress needs to act quickly to enact live-saving regulations.” 

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