UPDATE: Vegetation fires break out in Lompoc, New Cuyama

Courtesy: Santa Barbara County Fire / Scott Safechuck SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. — Vegetation fires broke out in Lompoc and New Cuyama Saturday a...

August 20, 2023
8:12 AM

Courtesy: Santa Barbara County Fire / Scott Safechuck SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. — Vegetation fires broke out in Lompoc and New Cuyama Saturday afternoon, according to Santa Barbara County Fire. The vegetation fire in Lompoc was reported at the 5000 block of Hapgood Road on Highway 246 that goes to and from Lompoc and Buellton, according to Santa Barbara County Fire Spokesperson Scott Safechuck. Safechuck says, residents in the area were evacuated in order to take down the fire. It currently stands at 50% percent contained and burned one acre with a potential of 10 acres after containment.

Bryan Hernandez