UPDATE (6:25 a.m.) - Through a post on X, fire officials confirmed they have fully contained the brush fire.
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UPDATE ( 5:08 p.m.) - KSBY just talked to fire officials and as of 5 p.m. Sunday night the fire is just over 4 acres and 50% contained. There have been no injuries and officials are looking into what caused the car fire.
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UPDATE ( 3:25 p.m.) - According to fire officials the forward progress of the fire has been stopped.
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A car fire has spread to brush in the Paso Robles area.
According to fire officials the blaze broke out just before 1 p.m. on Sunday on the 8000 block of Chimney Rock Road.
Flames from the car fire spread to nearby brush and has burned nearly 10 acres. Fire officials say it could have a potential to grow to 30 acres.
Fire crews are closing a portion of Chimney Rock Road as they attack the flames from the ground and the air.
We will update this story as more information comes into our KSBY newsroom.
