A wildfire has burned more than 12,000 acres of land along the Santa Barbara/San Luis Obispo County line, and closed Highway 166 between Santa Maria and San Luis Obispo.
What's being called the Gifford Fire started just before 2 p.m. Friday off of Highway 166, about 30 miles east of Santa Maria.
Firefighters say it started with a string of small spot fires along the highway.
The blaze forced some evacuations on both sides of Highway 166. But, the areas is sparsely populated.
