Vegetation fire breaks out on Highway 101 near Goleta Sunday
GOLETA, Calif. – The Santa Barbara County Fire Department responded to a vegetation fire near Highway 101 in Goleta.
The fire first broke out at 1:13 p.m Sunday and shut down the train tracks near Last Armas Rd. for a time before being reopened 20 minutes later, according to the SBCFD.
A homeless encampment and a bit of brush were destroyed off the side of the road near Winchester Canyon, detailed the SBCFD.
The fire was knocked down at 1:37 p.m. without any reported injuries and the cause of the fire is under in investigation.