Car Catches Fire on Highway 101 North Near Mendocino County Line, Multiple People Reported Safe

AI SUMMARY: A car fire was reported at 50.20 Highway 101 North in Mendocino. The California Highway Patrol was notified and classified the incident as a CFIRE - Car Fire. The user who reported the fire requested help for multiple people, but no one was on fire and no one was trapped. The user's iPhone was set to Mexico for its region and Spanish for its language. The CHP is now handling the situation.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 1:11 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


1:05 p.m.
[1] The user requests help with a FIRE emergency. This request is for MULTIPLE PEOPLE. NO ONE is on fire. NO ONE is trapped. The specific emergency is a CAR OR BOAT fire. The user's iPhone has its region set to MEXICO. The user's iPhone has its default language set to SPANISH. TCC or PSAP systems may garble this language's script. Return messages to the user will not be garbled. This concludes the initial data. Two-way text with the user is now available.Now
1:06 p.m.
[3] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from FIRE-Report of Fire to CFIRE-Car Fire by CHP
1:08 p.m.
[8] 1039 CF
1:29 p.m.
[13] ATC RP CALLER DISCONN WHEN WAITING FOR TRANSLATOR

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