(3 p.m. Wednesday Update)
Ventura County firefighters quickly contained six small brush fires which popped up along a highway in the eastern part of the county.
The blazes started at around one Wednesday afternoon off of Highway 118, in the Moorpark area. One of the two eastbound lanes of the 118 was closed in the Collins Road for much of the afternoon due to the firefighting activities.
The fires ranged from small spots to about an acre in size. No structures were threatened. About 80 firefighters aided by a helicopter contained the blazes by about 2:30. The cause of the fires is under investigation.
(1:57 Update)
Ventura County firefighters have now contained five of the six small brush fires which had been burning along a highway in the eastern part of the county.
The blazes started at around one p.m. Wednesday off of Highway 118, in the Moorpark area. One of the two eastbound lanes of the 118 has been closed in the Collins Road area due to the firefighting activities.
The fires ranged from small spots to about an acre in size. There are no reports of structures being threatened. More than 80 firefighters aided by a helicopter battled the string of blazes. The cause is under investigation.
(1:30 Update)
Ventura County firefighters are dealing with a string of small brush fires off of a highway in the eastern part of the county.
The half dozen blazes started at around one p.m. Wednesday off of Highway 118, in the Moorpark area.
One of the eastbound lanes of the 118 has been closed in the Collins Road area due to the firefighting activities. The fires range from small spots to about an acre in size. There are no reports of structures being threatened.
