Fire teams responding to small vegetation fire on Ballard Canyon Road north of Solvang Thursday

SOLVANG, Calif. – Fire crews are responding to a 1.5-acre vegetation fire in the 900 block of Ballard Canyon Road near Chalk Hill Road north of Solvang Thursday afternoon.

Forward progress of the grass fire was stopped at 4 p.m. and was 75 percent contained as of 5:16 p.m. detailed the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.

According to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, no roads have been closed as part of the response, no injuries have been reported from the scene, and the cause of the fire is under investigation.

Image and video from vegetation fire on 900 block of Bullard Canyon Rd: pic.twitter.com/ISnS18GF29

— PIO (@PIOSBCFireInfo) June 28, 2024

Below is an image showing the approximate location of the fire (the red marker) courtesy of Santa Barbara County Fire Department.

This is an evolving emergency fire response and more information will be added to this article as it becomes available.