Santa Barbara County firefighters responded to a vehicle fire that spread to nearby vegetation east of Santa Maria early Friday morning.
It happened on Highway 166 near Pine Canyon Rd.
Officers responded to a report of a vehicle in a ditch at 1:30 a.m.
The vehicle was soon engulfed in flames.
At around 1:35 a.m., the hillside next to the vehicle also caught fire.
According to Santa Barbara County Fire, by 2:35 a.m., forward progress of the fire had been stopped.
One person was taken to the hospital by helicopter.
