UPDATE (5:23 p.m.) – Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s officials and the Lompoc Police Department are reporting phone outages as a result of the fire in the Buellton, Solvang, and Lompoc areas.
911 lines are reportedly down. However, officials say text to 911 service is working.
Non-emergency calls can be directed to sheriff’s dispatch at (805) 683-2724.
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UPDATE (5:01 p.m.) – The fires have burned an estimated 25-30 acres, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.
The westbound #2 lane of Highway 246 is closed near Drum Canyon Rd./Mail Rd.
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(4:46 p.m.) – Firefighters are responding to several roadside fires along Highway 246 on the west side of Buellton.
The fires were first reported just after 4 p.m. west of Riverview Drive.
According to the California Highway Patrol, traffic along the westbound side of Highway 246 was being affected.
This is a developing story and will be updated with new information as it becomes available.