Fire teams responded to vegetation fire off Highway 154 after three-vehicle collision Tuesday
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – Firefighters responded to a vegetation fire off Highway 154 near Paradise Road after a multi-vehicle collision injured two people Tuesday.
According to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, a three-vehicle collision on Highway 154 resulted in moderate to major injuries for two people and caused a vehicle to catch fire.
Both people were taken to Cottage hospital via ambulance explained the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.
The fire spread to nearby vegetation and forward progress of the flames was halted 12:35 p.m. by firefighters using hose lines, hand tools, and aerial water drops shared the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.
The fire was reported around 11:43 a.m. Tuesday and Highway 154 at Paradise Road was closed in both directions as part of the response and was fully reopened around 5:20 p.m. detailed CalTrans District 5.
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