Controlled trash fire causes heavy black smoke


Caller reported heavy black smoke near Route 22 and Mill Road. Responders found a worker burning a trash pile with diesel, causing the black smoke. No criminal activity or emergency was reported.
Audio|Source: Pickaway County Police and Fire
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Transcript:
Good. I have heavy black smoke on 22 in your Mill Road looks like smell field. Break. Good. Neighbor drove up. Next to meet him, I was pulling into the ground a lot. He says that he knows the guy. He made a phone call. He gave a... permission to come back here see if it was fire or not or if it was something else. 24. Good. Made contact with a person who is burning a trash pile. He's a worker of the property owner. Says it's a control fire and he's using diesel, so that's why smoke is black. You can clear me, zero one. You're clear.
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Location mentioned:
US-22 & Stubbs Mills Rd, Hamilton Township, OH 45152
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