Fire crews battle brush fire along highway 395 in Victorville

UPDATE @ 2:30 PM – The fire was contained at a total of 2.6 acres. Eucalyptus Street is shut down west of US395.

VICTORVILLE, Calif. (VVNG.com) — Firefighters are on scene of a 1-2 acre brush fire burning along US Highway 395 in Victorville.

At about 1:35 pm on Tuesday, July 2, 2019, Victorville City firefighters were dispatched to reports of a fire in the area of Eucalyptus Street and US-395.

Firefighters arrived on scene and determined they had a 1-2 acre brush fire burning in a field with a moderate right of spread.

At 2:00 pm firefighters requested sheriff’s officials shut down the south bound no. 2 lane on Highway 395, radio traffic reported.

A full CalFire response has been added to the assignment dubbed the ‘highway incident’.

The cause of the fire is currently unknown.

This is a developing story and additional information will be updated as it becomes available.

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