Car Fire at Highway 255 and Young Lane Spreads to Vegetation, Northbound SR255 Closed for Cleanup

AI SUMMARY: A car fire was reported at the intersection of Highway 255 and Young Lane. Smoke was seen coming from the back of the vehicle and the fire started to spread to the nearby vegetation. The California Highway Patrol called CALFIRE for assistance and the fire department arrived on the scene. The northbound lane of Highway 255 was closed while firefighters extinguished the fire. A tow truck was called to remove the heavily damaged vehicle, which had a burnt box portion containing miscellaneous trash.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 5:57 a.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.

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4:05 a.m.

[3] SMOKE COMING FRM THE BACK

4:15 a.m.

[11] C16-030 FIRE STARTING TO SPREAD TO VEGETATION

4:15 a.m.

[12] 1039 CALFIRE

4:21 a.m.

[13] C16-030 FIRE 97

4:47 a.m.