Vehicle Fully Engulfed in Flames on Highway 101 Southbound Near Hummingbird Road

AI SUMMARY: A car fire was reported at 2000 Highway 101 South in Humboldt County. The engine was on fire and road sounds were heard. It was confirmed that there were no injuries. A Type 6 fire engine was on the scene to respond to the fire. Eventually, the vehicle was fully engulfed in flames. The Department of Transportation was contacted and estimated a 20-minute arrival time. The fire department shut down the southbound #2 lane as they worked to extinguish the fire. It was determined that the car caught fire after being parked.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 10:19 a.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


9:48 a.m.
[6] ENGINE IS ON FIRE
9:48 a.m.
[3] ROAD SOUNDS HEARD
9:50 a.m.
[10] NEG 1125
9:50 a.m.
[9] TYPE 6 FIRE ENGINE
9:51 a.m.
[11] CF FIRE ENGINE
9:59 a.m.
[19] 105-S4 VEH IS FULLY ENGLUFED [Shared]
10:02 a.m.
[21] 1039 DOT [Shared]
10:02 a.m.
[20] 105-S4 REQ CT FOR 1184 AND ETA ON FIRE [Shared]
10:08 a.m.
[25] [Notification] [CHP]-PER DOT 20 MIN ETA [Shared]
10:11 a.m.
[26] 105-S4 CPZ FIRE IS DOING 1184 SB #2 SHUT DOWN [Shared]
10:16 a.m.
[29] 105-S4 CORR CAUGHT FIRE AFTER BEING PARKED [Shared]
10:45 a.m.
[30] A(XXX) XXX-XXXX 97

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