Vehicle Fire Engulfs RV on Highway 36 East, Temporary Closure in Place

AI SUMMARY: A car fire was reported at 2552 Highway 36 East, with a RV on fire and uncertainty if it was blocking the road. A pedestrian approached the closure to inform authorities. The fire department was contacted, and the RV was confirmed to be on fire without any vegetation involved. An unidentified woman was seen near the RV about 40 minutes earlier in a different silver vehicle. The towing company was notified to remove the burned RV after the fire was extinguished.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 2:01 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


12:50 p.m.
[7] 90-17 106 ON TRAFFIC STOP/ WILL BE ENRT SHORTLY
12:46 p.m.
[11] [Appended, 12:55:17] [1] RV FIRE
12:47 p.m.
[12] [Appended, 12:55:17] [2] UNK IF 1125
12:47 p.m.
[13] [Appended, 12:55:17] [3] PED CAME UP TO CT CLOSURE TO ADVS
1 p.m.
[20] 1039 TRI CO [Shared]
1:03 p.m.
[23] [Appended, 13:04:17] [3] NOW ON FIRE
1:03 p.m.
[24] [Appended, 13:04:17] [4] NEG VEGETATION ON FIRE
1:05 p.m.
[28] SAW XRAY APPROX 40 MIN AGO - WFA WITHA DIFFERENT VEH - SIL SD UNK 28 - WAS PULLED OVER NEAR THE RV [Shared]
1:52 p.m.
[32] 90-17 VIA LL - - REQ A JUNK TOW / 5TH WHEEL - SCRAP / BURNED TO THE GROUND / WILL PUT UP CAUTION TAPE AND 422 IT WHEN FIRE GOES 97 SO PASSING VEHS WILL KNOW CHP WENT 97 [Shared]
1:57 p.m.
[33] [Notification] [CHP]-1039 WIEBE TRUCK'N TOW // ETA 30-40 MINS [Shared]
3:12 p.m.
[34] PER 90-17 WILL GIVE 180 INFO LATER/ TOW TRUCK WILL COME GET VEH LATER TODAY OR TOMORROW- THEN GO TO OFC FOR 180 AND THE OFC WILL ADVISE DISPATCH WHEN THIS HAPPENS

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