Car Fire Destroys Vehicle on Clam Beach Road, Ammo Inside Ignites Due to Blaze

AI SUMMARY: A car caught on fire at 1398-1519 Clam Beach Road and the fire was already out when the California Highway Patrol arrived on the scene. The vehicle was fully burned, but there was no collision involved, as it caught on fire after the driver had stopped. The driver has full coverage and knows they will be receiving a bill. The vehicle was tagged and the fire department was called for abatement. There were visible flames and ammunition in the vehicle was reported to be going off. It is suspected that the fire was caused by an electrical issue.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 10:05 a.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


12:25 a.m.
[16] [Notification] [CHP]-RP RECALLED, FIRE IS OUT, 1023 ON SCENE W/ 1185 WAITING FOR CHP [Shared]
1:17 a.m.
[23] C16-019C VEH FULLY BURNED / PTY HAS FULL COVERAGE AND KNOWS HE WILL BE GETTING A BILL / REQ FORWARD TO ABATEMENT / NISS HB, FULLY BURNED, NEG PLT
1:18 a.m.
[24] C16-019C NEG TC, CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER PTY STOPPED
1:18 a.m.
[25] 1039 HSO FOR ABATEMENT
9:46 a.m.
[28] [Appended, 10:01:07] [1] BURNT OUT VEH
9:50 a.m.
[29] [Appended, 10:01:07] [2] VEH HAS BEEN TAGGED
9:57 a.m.
[32] [Appended, 10:01:07] [5] A16-019 CHK FOR A CFIRE LOG ON GRAVEYARDS PAST 2 DAYS NEAR KJER ROAD
10:08 a.m.
[33] A16-019 CONTACTED OWNER WILL ARRANGE OWN TOW//CENTRAL AVE JSO CLAM BEACH RD [Shared]
11:22 p.m.
[1] VEH CAUGHT ON FIRE
11:23 p.m.
[3] POSS ELECTRICAL FIRE
11:23 p.m.
[4] NEG 1125
11:23 p.m.
[6] OO VEH
11:24 p.m.
[8] 1039 CALFIRE
11:24 p.m.
[7] VISIBLE FLAMES
11:31 p.m.
[14] RP ADV THERE IS AMMO IN VEH GOING OFF [Shared]

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