UPDATE ( September 8, 9:10 p.m.) - San Luis Obispo Fire Department reports an approximately 50-by-50-foot area of vegetation was burning near a decommissioned City Utilities facility when crews arrived on the scene.
Five vehicles being stored at the facility were also burning in the fire.
Crews extinguished both fires, preventing the blaze from spreading into the surrounding area and the nearby Perfumo Creek.
Fire crews remained on the scene to monitor the burned area before fully clearing the incident at approximately 8 P.M. The scene was later turned over to City Utilities staff.
The fire is currently considered suspicious. During the incident, the San Luis Obispo Police Department and CAL FIRE Law Enforcement conducted a search of the surrounding area with K9 units. No arrests were made.
Arson investigators are continuing to investigate the cause.
No injuries were reported at the scene.
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UPDATE ( September 8, 6:15 p.m.) - San Luis Obispo City Fire officials tell KSBY News what caused the fire is unknown as of Tuesday evening.
They plan to begin their investigation once it is safe for fire investigators to begin their work.
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Firefighters are on the scene of a fire off Los Osos Valley Road near the northbound Highway 101 on-ramp.
The fire was first reported at about 4:30 p.m.
A large plume of black smoke could be seen rising from the scene.
The California Highway Patrol reported that a vehicle appeared to be fully engulfed.
This is a developing story and will be updated with new information as it becomes available.
