A fire, dubbed the “Earl Fire,” broke out between Avenue Stanford and northbound Interstate 5 on Tuesday afternoon, according to officials with the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
The fire was quickly extinguished by 4:08 p.m., less than 20 minutes after it was first reported on a strip of vegetation near the California Highway Patrol’s truck scales, according to radio dispatch traffic.
The call went out at 3:50 p.m., with firefighters arriving on the scene at 3:55 p.m., according to Pauline McGee, spokeswoman for the Fire Department.
The fire was estimated at 1 acre in light fuels with winds blowing at 10 mph, McGee added.
