Scanner traffic beginning around 8:44 p.m. indicated a vehicle had run off Ten Mile Road south of Point Arena and lit the fire.
By 8:57, a first responder was on scene near the 29000 block of Ten Mile Road and reported the vehicle was fully involved and the fire spread to the vegetation but did not present an immediate wildland fire risk.
The reporting party told the dispatcher they could not determine if any parties were in or around the vehicle.
UPDATE 9:06 p.m.: The CHP Traffic Incident Information indicates the vehicle is possibly a Ford Mustang. The vehicle is characterized as 1124, meaning “abandoned”.
Please remember that this story is unfolding. Information is being reported as we gather it. However, some of the information coming from witnesses and initial official reports could be wrong. We will do our best to get the facts but, in the case that something is inaccurate, we will update with correct information as soon as we can.
