UPDATE (4:15 p.m.) - Fire officials say 40 acres burned and forward progress has been stopped. Aircraft, dozers, hand crews and engines were used to help fight the fire.
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ORIGINAL STORY: A vegetation fire broke out in northern San Luis Obispo County Monday afternoon.
Firefighters responded to reports of the fire shortly after 2 p.m. along the 8600 block of San Carlos Road.
The area is to the west of Highway 101 and south of Highway 41.
A CAL FIRE spokesperson told KSBY around 10 acres had burned just before 3 p.m.
This is a developing story and will be updated as information becomes available.
