Update by the edhat staff
A small brush fire was extinguished on the Turnpike Road northbound onramp Saturday afternoon.
At 12:49 p.m., Santa Barbara County firefighters responded to the area and discovered a small patch of vegetation of grass pushing smoke onto the freeway.
The northbound lanes were shut down for several minutes due to smoke safety conditions.
Within ten minutes crews extinguished the fire and will continue to stay on the scene for mop up efforts.
The northbound lanes are now open and the cause is under investigation.
— Scott Safechuck (@SBCFireInfo) September 17, 2022
By Scanner Andrew
County firefighters are on scene extinguishing a vegetation fire on Hwy 101 NB at Turnpike