Update: Vegetation fire in Arroyo Grande prompts road closure, power shutoff
Update, 12:50 p.m.:
According to PG&E, power in the Arroyo Grande, Oceano and Grover Beach area is expected to be restored by 2:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Update, 12:30 p.m.:
Cal Fire confirmed that forward progress of the Arroyo Grande fire stopped at around three acres.
The fire, which broke out near the Nipomo Mesa around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, led to a widespread power shutoff and a road closure on Valley Road near Highway 1.
According to Cal Fire, firefighters were expected to be on the scene mopping up the fire for the next few hours.
Update, 12:10 p.m.:
Forward progress of the vegetation fire in Arroyo Grande was stopped around noon Tuesday, according to Five Cites Fire Authority.
However, the fire remained active, the agency said.
The fire department, which was assisting Cal Fire, said that power in the area has been shut off while firefighters combat the flames.
According to the PG&E outage map, roughly 5,675 customers have been affected by the shutoff throughout Grover Beach, Arroyo Grande, Oceano and Halcyon.
An update on the acreage was not provided.
Original story:
Multiple firefighter units, including an air tanker, were responding Tuesday morning to a vegetation fire in Arroyo Grande near Highway 1 that was threatening structures.
The wildfire reportedly broke out around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Cienega Street and Mesa View Drive near Highway 1, according to PulsePoint.
According to scanner traffic, the fire, which was being referred to as the Mesa Fire, was about two acres with a moderate rate of spread around 11 a.m.
Firefighters closed access to Valley Road between Highway 1 and Los Berros Road, according to California Highway Patrol logs.
This story was originally published November 17, 2020 at 11:21 AM.
