Car Fire Engulfs Vehicle at Benbow Offramp, Closing Exit Ramp

AI SUMMARY: At 4:00 PM, a vehicle was reported on fire at the 0 Benbow Offramp. The reporting party was out of the vehicle and a Mercedes-Benz was fully engulfed in flames, prompting the closure of the offramp. The fire department arrived at 4:11 PM and Pacific Towing was requested. By 4:27 PM, the Mercedes-Benz C250 with two good tires was heavily damaged by the fire. At 5:59 PM, the gore point by the Benbow Offramp was described as having melted plastic stuck to the roadway.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 6 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


4 p.m.
[3] VEH ON FIRE
4:01 p.m.
[4] RP OO THE VEH
4:01 p.m.
[7] [Appended, 16:01:23] [2] MERZ ON FIRE
4:01 p.m.
[8] [Appended, 16:01:23] [3] SUBJ OO VEH
4:04 p.m.
[16] A105-020 VEH FULLY ENGLUFED CLOSING OFR [Shared]
4:11 p.m.
[18] A105-024 FIRE 97 [Shared]
4:27 p.m.
[20] A(XXX) XXX-XXXX MERZ C250 2 GOOD TIRES MAJ DMG FROM FIRE [Shared]
4:28 p.m.
[21] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 PACIFIC TOWING (XXX) XXX-XXXX, ENRT [Shared]
4:39 p.m.
[22] A(XXX) XXX-XXXX 97 [Shared]
5:59 p.m.
[24] 105-20 GORE POINT BY BENBOW OFR THE PLASTIC IS MELTED AND STUCK TO RDWY
5:59 p.m.
[25] 1039 CT

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