Cardboard in Bed of Dark-Colored Ford Pickup Catches Fire on Highway 101

AI SUMMARY: At 9:57, a dark-colored Ford pickup was reported southbound in the lane at 17586-17599 Hwy 101 with cardboard on fire in the bed of the truck. By 9:58, the cardboard was fully engulfed in flames, and at 9:59 the reporting party continued on but could not see whether the vehicle itself had begun to catch fire. DNSO was notified and confirmed that fire was en route.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 10:02 a.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


9:57 a.m.
[3] DRK COLORED FORD PK WITH CARDBOARD ON FIRE IN THE BED OF THE TK
9:57 a.m.
[6] VEH 1125 SB LN
9:58 a.m.
[7] CARDBOARD WAS ON FULLY ON FIRE
9:59 a.m.
[10] LL DNSO TO CONFIRM FIRE ENRT
9:59 a.m.
[11] 1039 DNSO - FIRE ENRT
9:59 a.m.
[12] RP CONT ON - RP COULDNT SEE IF VEH STARTED TO CATCH ON FIRE AS WELL

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