Pedestrian on Right-Hand Shoulder Sets Fire on Keller Road, Causes Traffic Hazard on Highway 36 East, Fire Now Out

AI SUMMARY: A pedestrian was seen on the right-hand side of the road at Highway 36 E Hum 12.90 and Keller Road. The pedestrian set a fire, causing a hazard in the roadway that a reporting party had to swerve to avoid. The California Highway Patrol was notified, and they contacted the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office as there were no units available in the area. The fire was eventually put out by the reporting party. It is unknown if the pedestrian was still in the area.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 11:35 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


11:01 p.m.
[1] PED ON RHS
11:02 p.m.
[3] SET FIRE 1125
11:04 p.m.
[6] RP HAD TO SWERVE TO MISS FIRE IN RDWY
11:05 p.m.
[7] 1039 CF
11:06 p.m.
[9] 1039 HSO, NEG UNITS ITA
11:32 p.m.
[11] PER CF WARMING FIRE NOW OUT
11:32 p.m.
[12] [Notification] [CHP]-[11] PER CF WARMING FIRE NOW OUT
11:33 p.m.
[13] PER CF PTY THAT LIT FIRE IS PTY THAT PUT OUT FIRE // UKN IF PED IS STILL ITA

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