UPDATE (4:09 p.m.) - The fire has been contained, according to base officials.
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(12:09 p.m.) - Firefighters are working to extinguish a brush fire that broke out at Vandenberg Space Force Base on Saturday morning.
According to base officials, a downed power line sparked the fire at about 9:30 a.m.
The fire has reportedly burned three acres on the northern side of the base.
Officials say there is no threat to base housing.
