Brush fire off Prefumo Canyon Road in SLO quickly extinguished

A brush fire off Prefumo Canyon Road in San Luis Obispo was quickly contained by firefighters midday Thursday after it charred a small swath of land.

The blaze was 100 percent contained by noon.

The fire broke out just after 10 a.m. and burned approximately a quarter-acre, according to a tweet from the San Luis Obispo Fire Department.

Air tankers immediately dropped retardant on the fire, Cal Fire said, and were released by about 11:10 a.m.

Cal Fire said engines and hand crews from the San Luis Obispo Fire Department and Cal Fire would remain at the scene “until the fire is extinguished.”

Additional information was not immediately available.

This story was originally published October 3, 2019 at 11:07 AM.