Marion County Sheriff’s Office and Jefferson Volunteer Fire Department responded to a semi-truck fire on US 59 southbound about a mile before the Harrison County line about 7:15p.m. Saturday.
MCSO shut down both directions of traffic so JVFD could work safely.
Radio/Dispatch indicated about 7 p.m. an 18-wheeler had pulled over and was seeing “heavy smoke” coming from the truck but flames were not visible. The driver was reported as being out of the vehicle.
At approximately 7:30p.m officers called for a heavy wrecker.