Fire crews responded to small vegetation fires along Highway 101 on Gaviota Coast Monday

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – Fire crews responded to five small vegetation fires along northbound Highway 101 just north of Refugio on the Gaviota Coast Monday afternoon

According to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, a total of about five acres was burned for the fire first reported at 1:35 p.m. and the fire was fully contained around 3:04 p.m., Monday afternoon.

The cause of the fire is currently under investigation added the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.

The images below from J.D. Ashton heading southbound on Highway 101, showed flames immediately off of the roadway.

The image below, courtesy of Your News Channel's Evan Vega during his southbound commute into the station, shows first responders beginning their on-scene response.

The image below, courtesy of the Santa Barbara County Fire Department showed the general location of the fire response as the red marker.