Car Fire Engulfs Truck on Fickle Hill Road, Prompting Response from California Highway Patrol and Tow Company

AI SUMMARY: A car fire was reported at Fickle Hill Road and Vista Lane. The truck was fully engulfed but not occupied. The fire department was called and provided updates. The fire was eventually extinguished, and the owners requested a tow truck. Both vehicles involved in the fire were being cleaned up, with debris stuck to the roadway. The California Department of Transportation was advised to clean up melted debris on the road as needed.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 4:39 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


2:12 p.m.
[1] TRK ON FIRE
2:13 p.m.
[5] 1039 CF
2:13 p.m.
[9] ATC THE CALLER BACK FOR FURTHER INFO
2:15 p.m.
[12] PER HSO TRK POSS 1125 BUT NOT OCC
2:17 p.m.
[17] 1039 CF WITH UPDATES
2:17 p.m.
[19] [Appended, 14:17:58] [1] PER ADDTL CALLER OCC APPR OO THE VEH ITS 1125 FULLY ENGULFED
2:26 p.m.
[23] A16-022 ADV 25B IM BEHIND FIRE [Shared]
2:29 p.m.
[26] B16-025B 1/2 MI PAST VISTA LN SO FAR UTL [Shared]
2:30 p.m.
[28] B16-025B VIS OF SMOKE PLUME [Shared]
2:31 p.m.
[29] B16-025B OWNER OF VEH 97 [Shared]
2:35 p.m.
[30] B16-025B VEH IN CENTER OF RDWY NO FIRE SPREADING TO VEGETATION [Shared]
2:36 p.m.
[33] B16-025B FIRE 97 [Shared]
2:46 p.m.
[35] B16-025B 1185 OWNERS REQ [Shared]
2:47 p.m.
[36] B16-025B FIRE STILL ASSESSING [Shared]
2:50 p.m.
[38] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 BUDDYS TOW (XXX) XXX-XXXX [Shared]
3:23 p.m.
[40] B16-025B FIRE EXTINGUISHED
4:35 p.m.
[42] B16-025B 1185 HAS BOTH VEHS CLEANING UP THE AREA NOW ADV CORDS TO CLEAN UP MELTED DEBRIS STUCK TO THE RDWY AT THEIR DISCRETION
4:35 p.m.
[43] 1039 CORDS

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