Car Fire on Highway 101 in Mendocino Quickly Extinguished, No Injuries Reported

AI SUMMARY: A car fire was reported on Highway 101 North at Mendocino Road 99.40. A woman and a dog were reported inside the vehicle, which was still driving with heavy black smoke. The owner of the vehicle was seen walking away as nearby grass started to catch fire. Multiple subjects were seen near the vehicle, but no injuries were reported. Fire extinguishers were used to put out the fire, and a tow truck was requested for the completely burned vehicle.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 7:39 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


6:40 p.m.
[11] LADY AND DOG INSIDE CAR
6:40 p.m.
[12] VEH IS STILL DRIVING
6:41 p.m.
[15] RP ADV HEAVELY BLACK SMOKE ALL OVER VEH
6:44 p.m.
[21] RECVD ADDT TEXT TO 911 (XXX) XXX-XXXX // The user requests help with a FIRE emergency. This request is for SOMEONE ELSE. NO ONE is on fire. NO ONE is trapped. The specific emergency is a CAR OR BOAT fire.
6:39 p.m.
[28] [Appended, 18:45:31] [4] CAR FIRE
6:41 p.m.
[31] [Appended, 18:45:31] [7] A MAN OO VEH
6:41 p.m.
[33] [Appended, 18:45:31] [9] NEG INJ
6:43 p.m.
[38] [Appended, 18:45:31] [14] THE OWNER OF THE VEH IS WALKING AWAY
6:45 p.m.
[42] [Appended, 18:45:31] [18] NEAR BY GRASS IS STARTING TO CATCH ON FIRE
6:45 p.m.
[50] [Appended, 18:46:14] [7] ON RHS
6:46 p.m.
[57] [Appended, 18:47:27] [1] ADDTL CALLER ADV VEH IS PARKED
6:47 p.m.
[58] [Appended, 18:47:27] [2] RP DOES NOT BELIEVE ANYONE IS IN VEH
6:48 p.m.
[63] [Appended, 18:49:03] [3] VEH ON RHS
6:48 p.m.
[64] [Appended, 18:49:03] [4] MULTI SUBJS NEAR VEH
6:49 p.m.
[66] [Notification] [CHP]-TEXT TO 911 ADV VEH IS ON FIRE PARKED ON RHS AND MALE SUBJ AND DOG IS WALKING AWAYU NB 101 [Shared]
6:50 p.m.
[67] 105-34 REQ INQ W/ CF FOR ETA [Shared]
6:51 p.m.
[69] PER CF UNITS ENRT NEG ETA [Shared]
6:56 p.m.
[71] C105-034 NEG OCCS IN VEH OR AROUND [Shared]
7:14 p.m.
[74] C105-034 FIRE EXTINGUISHED [Shared]
7:35 p.m.
[77] C105-034 REQ 1185 FOR COMPLETELY BURNED VEH
7:37 p.m.
[78] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 PACIFIC TOWING (XXX) XXX-XXXX

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