A brush fire near the edge of Malibu Creek State Park sent thick smoke over the area and headed toward Calabasas and Lost Hills. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department shut down the Liberty Canyon Road off ramps and restricted the eastbound Ventura Freeway 101 to one lane of traffic only.

The fire was reported at 12:05 p.m. near Las Virgenes and Lost Hills roads according to Sam Padilla of the LA County Fire Department. The two-alarm blaze advanced quickly due to a mixture of light and heavy brush in the area. The fire was moving both east and west, reaching as far west as Liberty Canyon Road in Agoura Hills.

Between 225 and 250 firefighters are battling the blaze under light wind conditions and triple digit temperatures. Five water dropping helicopters have been working the scene. The fire has burned 80 acres at last report.

Fire officials have not determined a cause of the fire. There has been no mandatory evacuation order at this time.

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Source: MSNBC

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