Fire teams battling seven-acre vegetation fire along Highway 135 north of Highway 1 exchange
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - Fire crews are responding to a seven-acre vegetation fire off Highway 135 north of the exchange with Highway 1.
According to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, the forward progress of the flames was stopped at 4:40 p.m.
Vegetation Fire Update: Forward progress stopped at 4:40pm. pic.twitter.com/y5Dzf35kXG
— Scott Safechuck (@SBCFireInfo) August 29, 2024
The fire incident commander has requested that California Highway Patrol shut down one southbound lane of Highway 135 due to smoke and poor visibility shared the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.
The image below, courtesy of the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, shows the general location of the fire as the red marker west/southbound side of Highway 135.
The cause of the fire is under investigation shared the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.
This is an evolving fire response and more information will be added to this article as it becomes available.