Vehicle Catches Fire at Highway 101 North and Redcrest Onramp, Semi Truck Smoking but Issue Resolved

AI SUMMARY: At 2:49 PM, a car fire was reported at Highway 101 North and the Redcrest Onramp. The California Highway Patrol was notified and the fire department was dispatched. A semi-truck was also reported smoking in the area. At 3:03 PM, the reporting party called back to say they had passed the semi and it was no longer smoking.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 3:07 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


2:49 p.m.
[7] 1039 CF
2:49 p.m.
[4] SEMI SMOKING
3:03 p.m.
[13] RP RECALLED PASSED SEMI NO LONGER SMOKING

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