Smoke from tractor trailer exhaust on highway noticed, Fort Smith AR


A caller observed a tractor trailer on highway 39 southbound emitting a lot of black smoke while accelerating. Upon investigation, it was confirmed the smoke was from the truck's exhaust and not a fire.
Audio|Source: River Valley Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
Just half the 39 southbound.
00:05
7th. The plan on 840 next to bridge.
00:14
10.4.
00:23
Fort Smith, are you keeping a caller on the line? It's watching me.
00:28
Yes, sir, I have her on the line.
00:30
She's at the 39 southbound now.
00:32
I'll update with the exit as they pass.
00:38
Okay.
00:46
She's 21. All good.
00:50
Clear information, she's seeing a lot of black smoke, but it only seems to appear when the tractor trailer accelerates.
01:03
I almost had a bet with myself that it was the smokestacks.
01:09
I'm kind of thinking so too.
01:12
Yeah, I don't think that's on fire force then.
01:17
Standforth.
01:24
Texas Road.
01:28
This is a showbook and respond to that call.
01:31
Ten boys. It's going to put an unresponsive mail inside on the bed.
01:37
Ten for me.
01:40
Can you? Can you give us that address one more time? It's going to be ten, fourteen, lee-lane.
01:54
Here to be done.
01:57
1-1-4 Lee Lane.
02:06
She turned for with her going ahead and not following it any longer.
02:12
Yeah, just tell her that that's not a fire.
02:15
She can just light and go.
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Fort Smith, AR
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