Passerby Extinguishes Car Fire on Highway 101 North at Mile Marker 21.50

AI SUMMARY: At 5:25 pm, a truck was reported on fire on the northbound side of Highway 101 near mile marker 21.50. A male was seen outside the vehicle trying to put out the fire, but a passerby used water to extinguish it. All occupants were safe and out of the vehicle, which was parked on the right-hand side of the road. The hood was open, and there was a fire in the engine compartment as a person attempted to put it out with a t-shirt.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 5:30 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


5:25 p.m.
[1] TRK ON FIRE
5:26 p.m.
[9] [Appended, 17:27:18] [3] ALL OCCUPS OO VEH
5:26 p.m.
[10] [Appended, 17:27:18] [4] PASSERBY PUT FIRE OUT WITH WATER
5:26 p.m.
[11] [Appended, 17:27:18] [5] VEH ON RHS
5:26 p.m.
[3] MALE OO VEH TRYING TO PUT OUT FIRE
5:26 p.m.
[2] ON RHS / NEG 1125
5:27 p.m.
[13] HOOD OPEN / FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT / PRTY TRYING TO PUT OUT FIRE WITH TSHIRT [Shared]
5:38 p.m.
[14] C95-091 FIRE IS OUT REQ TO DOWNGRADE FIRE [Shared]
5:39 p.m.
[15] 1039 DNSO [Shared]

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