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Firefighters mop up small brush fire east of Santa Maria

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Firefighters are mopping up a small fire that sparked Monday morning in the Sisquoc area, east of Santa Maria.

Santa Barbara County Fire Department spokesperson Daniel Bertucelli says the fire started at about 6 a.m. at Foxen Canyon Rd. and Tepusquet Rd.

The fire burned about a half-acre before crews stopped forward progress of the flames.

No structures were threatened.

Investigators are now looking into what started the brush fire.