Car Fire on Northbound Highway 101 Results in Small Explosions and Traffic Diversion
AI SUMMARY: At 8:37 PM, there was a vehicle on fire on the right-hand shoulder of Highway 101 North. It appeared that the vehicle was not involved in a traffic collision, just on fire. A van was also seen behind the vehicle, and a person was observed standing outside of the vehicle. Two additional vehicles stopped behind the vehicle on fire, but there were no other vehicles involved in the incident. The fire department was notified as the car was having small explosions, and oxygen bottles were next to the vehicle. Traffic was diverted due to the small explosions, and a tow truck was called to remove the vehicle from the scene. It was also reported that there may have been a hit and run associated with the incident.
— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 9:36 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.
8:37
p.m.
[6] [Appended, 20:40:06] [1] VHE ON FIRE
8:37
p.m.
[8] [Appended, 20:40:06] [3] ON RHS
8:38
p.m.
[10] [Appended, 20:40:06] [5] APPEARS TO NOT HAVE BEEN IN TC, JUST ON FIRE
8:38
p.m.
[2] VAN ALSO BEHIND VEH / POSS PERSON SEEN STANDING OUTSIDE OF VEH
8:38
p.m.
[9] [Appended, 20:40:06] [4] UNK VEH DESC
8:40
p.m.
[15] [Appended, 20:41:02] [3] ON RHS
8:40
p.m.
[17] [Appended, 20:41:02] [5] TWO ADDTL VEH STOPPED BEHIND THE VEH ON FIRE
8:40
p.m.
[14] [Appended, 20:41:02] [2] NEG TC
8:40
p.m.
[13] [Appended, 20:41:02] [1] VEH ON FIRE
8:42
p.m.
[23] [Appended, 20:43:04] [1] VEH ON FIRE
8:43
p.m.
[26] [Appended, 20:44:05] [1] NEG OTHER VEH'S SEEN ITA AT THIS TIME / VEH ON FIRE / NEG DESC
8:43
p.m.
[25] RP ADVING MAY HAVE BEEN IN TC DUE TO IT BEING ON FIRE [Shared]
8:44
p.m.
[33] [Appended, 20:46:12] [5] TWO PTY WITH DOG WALKING AWAY FROM VEH ON FIRE
8:45
p.m.
[36] [Appended, 20:46:12] [8] ASSOCIATED WITH CFIRE
8:45
p.m.
[38] [Appended, 20:46:12] [10] FIRE AAPEARS 97
8:47
p.m.
[43] C16-019C ADV FIRE / CAR HAVING SMALL EXPLOSIONS / OXYGEN BOTTLES NEXT TO VEH [Shared]
8:48
p.m.
[45] C16-019C DIVERTING TRF FOR SMALL EXPLOSIONS AROUND VEH [Shared]
8:52
p.m.
[46] C16-010 TRF BREAK 101 NB FROM N CENTRAL [Shared]
8:54
p.m.
[50] [Appended, 20:56:03] [2] VEH WAS THERE WHEN RP FIRST DROVE BY
8:55
p.m.
[53] [Appended, 20:56:03] [5] POSS HIT and RUN
8:55
p.m.
[51] [Appended, 20:56:03] [3] APPEARED THAT IT WAS ASSOICATED WITH THE VEH THAT WAS NOT FIRE, RP BELIVES IT WAS A TC
8:57
p.m.
[55] 16-19C CPYS/ HSO UNABLE TO MALE XRAY DOG ON WEST HAVEN [Shared]
8:58
p.m.
[56] 16-19C UNABLE TO LOCATE ** LN 55 [Shared]
9:01
p.m.
[57] C16-019C #2 LN WILL REMAIN SHUT DONW / #1 LN OPEN [Shared]
9:03
p.m.
[58] C16-019C 1185R / FB [Shared]
9:04
p.m.
[59] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 BUDDYS TOW (XXX) XXX-XXXX [Shared]
9:18
p.m.
[60] C16-025C 1185 97 [Shared]
9:32
p.m.
[61] 16-19C VIA LL // UNK YEAR SIL FORD ESCAPE, NEG VIN AT THIS TIME, POSS COLD PLATED, AS 28 ON VEH RETURNS TO A CHEV EQUINOX, STORED FOR 22651B
9:54
p.m.
[63] C16-019C RDWY OPEN / VEH RECOVERED 1098
10:42
p.m.
[64] UNABLE TO STORE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT A VIN/28 // 16-19C CPYS VIA LL WILL INQ WITH 1185 TO TRY AND OBTAIN THE NECESSARY INFORMATION TMRW
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