Vehicle Fire Reported at Highway 101 South and Tompkins Hill Road Offramp

AI SUMMARY: A car fire was reported at the offramp of Highway 101 South and Tompkins Hill Road. Emergency personnel were dispatched to the scene, and the first fire engine arrived from Herrick. The vehicle was engulfed in flames on the right-hand side of the southbound highway. Traffic was impacted as the southbound lane was blocked due to the incident. Prior to the fire, the vehicle was not involved in any collisions. Pacific Towing was called to assist with the removal of the burned-out vehicle.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 9:57 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


9:18 p.m.
[2] OCC OO VEH
9:19 p.m.
[7] [Appended, 21:19:53] [1] VEH ON FIRE ON SB RHS
9:19 p.m.
[3] NEG 1125
9:19 p.m.
[9] TT EPD FOR FIRE [Shared]
9:26 p.m.
[22] 16-R1 SMALL VEG FIRE [Shared]
9:26 p.m.
[23] PER EPD 1ST FIRE ENGINE FRM HERRICK [Shared]
9:29 p.m.
[24] 16-R1 FIRE 97 [Shared]
9:36 p.m.
[26] C16-044C SB # BLOCKED [Shared]
9:42 p.m.
[27] C16-044C VEH WAS 1126 PRIOR TO FIRE [Shared]
9:54 p.m.
[31] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 PACIFIC TOWING (XXX) XXX-XXXX [Shared]
9:55 p.m.
[33] [Notification] [CHP]-PAC TOW ETA 20-40 MIN [Shared]

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