Valley Pacific Fuel Tanker Creates Traffic Hazard on Highway 299, Sparks Reported

AI SUMMARY: A California Highway Patrol Dispatch log reported a traffic hazard at 0 Highway 299 involving a Valley Pacific fuel tanker dragging a chain, sparking but no fire seen. The double tanker fuel truck was also mentioned in the log, prompting a call to the Redding Communications Center for backup assistance.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 5:13 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


5:08 p.m.
[2] VALLEY PACIFIC FUEL TK DRAGGING CHAIN
5:08 p.m.
[3] SPARKING / NEG FIRE SEEN
5:10 p.m.
[5] DOUBLE TANKER FUEL TK
5:10 p.m.
[6] 1039 RDCC FOR BC

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