Fire Breaks Out on Lake Earl Drive and Heggen Lane as Tree Branch Ignites Power Lines

AI SUMMARY: A report came in at 5:49 pm of a tree branch on power lines catching fire at the intersection of Lake Earl Drive and Heggen Lane. Fortunately, there was no impact to the roadway. The California Highway Patrol contacted the Del Norte Sheriff's Office for assistance with the fire. The Sheriff's Office had fire personnel en route, as they had received multiple calls about the situation.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 5:53 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


5:49 p.m.
[1] TREE BRANCH ON POWER LINES NOW ON FIRE
5:50 p.m.
[2] NEG EFFECT TO THE RDWY
5:50 p.m.
[3] 1039 DNSO FOR FIRE
5:51 p.m.
[4] DNSO PLACED ON HOLD , NEG 1039 TO FIRE AT THIS TIME //ON HOLD
5:51 p.m.
[5] PER DNSO THEY HAVE FIRE ENRT , THEY HAD CALLS AS WELL

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