Vehicle Fire Spreads to Wood Pile Along Highway 36

AI SUMMARY: At 13:05, a car fire on Highway 36 was reported to the California Highway Patrol. A volunteer arrived at the scene in a red truck and the fire had spread to a wood pile, prompting additional resources to be dispatched. By 13:11, the fire was extinguished, the vehicle was confirmed non-operational, and the driver's identity remained unknown. A follow-up report at 14:05 confirmed that the fire occurred on personal property and the vehicle was not in transit during the incident. The vehicle will remain on the property with no injuries reported.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 2:09 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


1:05 p.m.
[6] [Notification] [CHP]-PER CF 1 VOLUNTEER 97/ RED TK/ FIRE SPREAD TO A WOOD PILE/ ADTL RESOURCES ENRT
1:11 p.m.
[8] [Notification] [CHP]-PER CF FIRE EXTINGUISHED/ VEH 1124/ UNK 28
2:05 p.m.
[13] A16-044 FIRE OCCD ON PP VEH NOT IN TRANSIT DURING EVENT VEH WILL REMAIN ON PP NEG 1110

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