Pickup Truck Catches Fire On I-75 North Near Ooltewah

  • Saturday, March 14, 2020
photo by Steve Ray

A pickup truck caught fire on I-75 North near Ooltewah on Saturday afternoon.

The location is at mile marker 11. 

The Chattanooga Fire Department answered the call and put out the fire. 

It happened at 1:15 p.m.

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