Vegetation Fire burns 28 acres at Vandenberg Space Force Base

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. - Firefighters extinguished a brush fire that broke out on a northern portion of base property Thursday morning.

Alert California cameras captured a large plume of black smoke rising from behind a mountain ridge a few miles west of Orcutt. The Vandenberg Fire Department handled the response, and the Globe Fire posed no risk to personnel or property, according to base officials. Personnel were told to avoid north base.

The fire burned about 28 acres alongside north base, and forward progress was stopped earlier this afternoon.

This is a developing story and we will provide updates as they become available.