[UPDATE 5:55 p.m.] Car Fire on Main Street in Trinidad

Smoke boils from a burning vehicle.

Smoke boiled from the burning vehicle. [Photos from Laura Netz]

Please remember that information gathered from initial reports is subject to revision as more facts become available.

According to scanner traffic, another vehicle is on fire. This one is on Main Street in Trinidad near the Chevron.  A request has been made over the scanner to close access to Main Street from the 101 off ramps.  Drivers should be advised to avoid downtown Trinidad at this time.

UPDATE 5:55 p.m.: A fire inside a Subaru on the frontage road near the Chevron on Main Street has been extinguished according to the CHP Incident Page.

An officer tries to fight a vehicle fire.

An officer tries to fight the vehicle fire.

 

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Willie Caos-mayham
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4 years ago

🕯🌳That’s the second one by a gas station right? Within a couple hours?

tax payer
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tax payer
4 years ago

thats not by the chevron. thats on the other side of the freeway on the frontage road that goes to strawberry rock

tax payer
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tax payer
4 years ago

and whats the deal with people not wanting their license plate numbers in photos on the internets

JB
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JB
4 years ago
Reply to  tax payer

It’s my car. Read that plate as much as you want, friend! Won’t do much good now lol

Z
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Z
4 years ago
Reply to  JB

JB, …I’m sorry about your car.

Kym Kemp
Admin
4 years ago
Reply to  Z

Me, too, JB.

And, thank you, Z, for reminding us to at the very least recognize what must have been a very sucky day for JB.

The Real Brian
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The Real Brian
4 years ago
Reply to  JB

Bummer JB. Sorry for your bad day there and loss of vehicle.

TJay
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TJay
4 years ago
Reply to  tax payer

Cause you can look up the plate numbers and find their addresses and phone numbers.

HOJ in Training
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HOJ in Training
4 years ago

“Smoke boiled?” I didn’t know that was possible.

Kym Kemp
Admin
4 years ago

There are a lot of things, Horatio….

words are fun
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words are fun
4 years ago

Boiled = billowed

Caitlin
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Caitlin
4 years ago

Here’s what I saw parked at off ramp to Trinidad.

Ba-a-ad, very bad of you.
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Ba-a-ad, very bad of you.
4 years ago

OnStar’s actions
for stopping on the wrong side of the road.

Chas
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Chas
4 years ago

When your car catches on fire, I’m pretty sure you should just Stop and get the hell out. So what if it inconveniences someone else a little!!! Stu-uuu-pid very Stupid comment above mine.

CalmDown !
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CalmDown !
4 years ago
Reply to  Chas

The joke went way over your head.

Guest
Guest
Guest
4 years ago

Was this an accident?

Bug on a Windshield
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Bug on a Windshield
4 years ago

Subarus are notorious for their head gaskets blowing. Now we need to worry about spontaneous combustion?