Firefighters put out vehicle, homeless encampment fire in Lompoc
LOMPOC, Calif. - Firefighters were able to put out a fire that burned a vehicle and a homeless encampment in Lompoc Thursday morning.
The fire was first reported around 8:30 a.m. in the riverbed near the 1600 block of North H Street.
Firefighters found a disabled vehicle in the riverbed that was fully-involved and flames had spread to a nearby homeless encampment.
Firefighters from the Lompoc and Santa Barbara County fire departments responded and were able to put the fire out in about an hour.
The fire burned a 100'x50' section of the riverbed.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
