Car Engulfed in Flames at Piercy Off-Ramp and Highway 101 North, Southbound Lane Closed for Clean-up

AI SUMMARY: A car fire was reported at PIERCY OFFRAMP and Highway 101 N, with the vehicle's brakes catching on fire. There were no occupants outside of the vehicle when emergency responders arrived. The vehicle was fully engulfed in flames, but there was no vegetation on fire nearby. The fire department arrived and extinguished the fire, and the southbound number two lane was closed for cleanup. A tow truck was requested to remove the burned vehicle, which was identified as an 18 Chevrolet Impala.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 7:53 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


6:40 p.m.
[3] ON RHS
6:41 p.m.
[5] BRAKES ARE ON FIRE
6:41 p.m.
[8] NEG OCCUP OUTSIDE OF VEH
6:42 p.m.
[10] XFER CALLER TO FIRE
6:43 p.m.
[13] RP ADV VEH WAS DRIVING WHEN BRAKES CAUGHT ON FIRE THEN MOVED TO RHS
6:40 p.m.
[19] [Appended, 18:44:21] [4] FIRE ENG
6:41 p.m.
[20] [Appended, 18:44:21] [5] NEG 1125
6:49 p.m.
[27] [Appended, 18:50:18] [2] NEG VEGETATION ON FIRE BUT EXTREM CLOSE
6:49 p.m.
[28] [Appended, 18:50:18] [3] OCCUPANTS OO VEH
6:49 p.m.
[30] [Appended, 18:50:18] [5] VEH FULLY ENGULFED
6:58 p.m.
[36] [Appended, 19:01:29] [2] PER RP SEES FIRE TK COMING TO 1020
7:04 p.m.
[42] C105-023 FIRE EXTINGUISHED FIRE 97 [Shared]
7:09 p.m.
[47] C105-023 #2 LN SB CLOSED BY FIRE FOR CLEASN UP [Shared]
7:10 p.m.
[48] 1039 CT [Shared]
7:40 p.m.
[49] C105-023 REQ 1185 3A [Shared]
7:42 p.m.
[54] VIN DECODE SHOWS VEH IS A 18 CHEV IMP [Shared]
7:47 p.m.
[59] 1039 3A WILL HAVE TO REACH OUT TO MANAGER AND TOW COMPANY TO SEE IF ABLE TO TOW [Shared]
7:49 p.m.
[62] 105-23 CPZ // 1185R FOR "B" [Shared]
7:49 p.m.
[63] LL 1185 [Shared]
7:50 p.m.
[64] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 PACIFIC TOWING (XXX) XXX-XXXX, ENRT FROM LV [Shared]
8:26 p.m.
[65] C105-023 180: 18 CHEV IMP RED REAR PLT ONLY 22651B 24887 // VEH BURNED

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