Campers evacuated at cabins along El Capitan Creek as firefighters battle vegetation fire

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – Campers are being evacuated from six cabins along El Capitan Creek as fire crews respond to a quarter-acre vegetation fire north of Highway 101 and El Capitan State Beach Monday.

According to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, power lines were down and an evacuation order was in place for 20 cabins before being lifted just before 6:30 p.m..

The fire reached 2 acres before the forward progress of the flames stopped just before 6:30 p.m. and resources remain on scene for mopping up hot spots, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.

Responders from Los Padres National Forest and California State Parks, joined Santa Barbara County Fire Department personnel on the ground and in the air shared the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.

The cause of the fire is under investigation and more information will be added to this article as it becomes available.