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Heard on: Wood County Sheriff Dispatch, Parkersburg PD/Fire, Belpre PD/Fire · 1/16/2026 06:47 PM
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Top four, shutting out I-77 northbound rest area.
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This was called in by a passerby advising that there was a semi parked in the middle of a group of semis and there appeared to be smoke coming from it.
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Smoke near I-77 rest area found to be exhaust

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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews investigated reports of smoke from a semi truck parked at the I-77 northbound rest area in West Virginia. The smoke, initially thought to indicate a possible fire, was determined to be exhaust from an engine regeneration process. All units were cleared once the situation was confirmed safe.

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