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Smoke near apartment complex traced to grill, Wood County WV

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audio iconFire & Arson
W Cir, West Virginia 26101

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to reports of thick white smoke near an apartment complex in Parkersburg. The smoke was determined to be coming from a grill, and no fire was found.

Audio|Heard on: Parkersburg and Vienna Public Safety, West Virginia State Police
Listen to dispatch call
01:37
Transcript:
00:00
Control station two, possible structure fire.
00:03
Near West Circle,
00:05
Near West Circle Parkersburg, cross street DuPont Road.
00:09
Report of thick white smoke coming from the back of one of the apartments.
00:12
Caller was a passerby.
00:13
Time of alert 1709.
00:20
Four two, we'll go ahead and head that way.
00:26
And 4402, I'll show you en route 1709.
00:31
There's Camden, ten eight.
00:35
Ten 0418 clearing Camden Clark, ten 81712.
00:44
Central 402, only one phone call on this thus far.
00:55
Eighteen.
00:59
I dropped you on a VEB pickup.
01:01
There's going to be two at the front desk.
01:05
On scene, something fourteen.
01:18
For a tip.
01:26
This appears to be coming from a smoke-style grill.
01:29
You can continue it fired.
01:31
He's light, we don't see anything around the building here.
01:34
Again, Pierce is seeing smoke coming off of himself as well.

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W Cir, West Virginia 26101

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