Car Fire on Highway 101 South Causes Heavy Smoke Near Loleta Drive Onramp

AI SUMMARY: At 1:14 pm, there was a car fire reported at the Highway 101 South and Loleta Drive onramp between Loleta and the first Ferndale offramp. A semi with a blue cab was emitting heavy smoke but no visible flames were seen. The person reporting the incident stated that she pulled in front of the semi and turned on her hazards to alert the driver. The driver's response was not confirmed as the person reporting did not see the semi pass her afterward. The fire department was called as a precaution. At 1:26 pm, authorities were unable to locate the semi truck from Ferndale Bridge to just south of Hookton. The incident was later reopened after the fire chief spotted the semi truck on Southbound Highway 101 just south of Rio Dell with heavy smoke still visible.

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1:14 p.m.

UPDATES

1:14 p.m.

[1] BTWN LOLETA AND 1ST FERNDALE OFR

1:15 p.m.

[2] SEMI W/ BLU CAB HVY SMOKE - NO VIS FLAMES SEEN

1:15 p.m.

[3] RP STATES SHE PULLED IFO HIM AND PUT ON HER HAZARDS TO SIGNAL THE SEMI OF ISSUE

1:17 p.m.

[4] RP CANNOT CNFRM HE PULLED OVER OR IF THERE WAS ACTUAK CFIRE OR JUST EMMISIONS OR ENGINE ISSUE

1:17 p.m.

[5] RP STATES SHE STOPPED ON THE RS AND HAS NOT SINCE SEEN THE SEMI PASS HER // SHE BELIEVES HE MAY HAVE STOPPED ON RS

1:18 p.m.

[7] FIRE ROLLED AS PRECAUTION

1:26 p.m.

[10] 16-44 UTL FROM FERNBRIDGE TO JSO HOOKTON//1022 FIRE 98

1:26 p.m.

[11] 1039 CF

1:29 p.m.

[12] Incident 260619HM0140 was reopened. Comment: Incident Reopened : CF CHIEF JUST HAD VISUAL OF SEMI TRUCK SB 101 JSO RIO DELL WITH STILL HEAVY SMOKE TURNING TO CATCH UP TO VEH

1:34 p.m.

[14] [Notification] [CHP]-PER CF OUT WITH VEH SB 101 JSO MM 45

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Car Fire on Highway 101 South Causes Heavy Smoke Near Loleta Drive Onramp

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