Car Fire Engulfs Vehicle on Highway 101 North in Humboldt County, Fully Burned Kia Sorento Removed by Tow Truck

AI SUMMARY: A car fire was reported at 12938 Highway 101 North in Humboldt County, near mile marker R129.40. The reporting party stated that the car was on fire at 22:33, and by 22:36, they had safely exited the vehicle. The California Highway Patrol confirmed their arrival on the scene at 23:11 and requested a tow truck at 23:21. By 23:19, the car was described as fully burned, and JandM Towing was expected to arrive in 15 minutes, although later updates pushed the ETA to 40 minutes.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 11:31 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


12:20 a.m.
[19] C16-010 1185 97
10:33 p.m.
[1] RP CAR IS ON FIRE
10:36 p.m.
[5] RP WAS OUT OF THE VEH SHE ADVS SHE WAS RUNNING FRM THE VEH //SAG
11:11 p.m.
[13] C16-010 97 W/ FIRE [Shared]
11:19 p.m.
[15] C16-010 1185 KIA SOR, FULLY BURNED [Shared]
11:21 p.m.
[17] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 JandM Towing (XXX) XXX-XXXX, ETA 15 MIN [Shared]
11:28 p.m.
[18] [Notification] [CHP]-JandM TOWING ETA 40 MIN [Shared]

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