Emergency crews responded Tuesday morning to a tree fire in the Summerland area near the railroad tracks.
Emergency crews responded Tuesday morning to a tree fire in the Summerland area near the railroad tracks. Credit: Courtesy Lauren Bianchi Klemann

Emergency crews responded to a fire reported near the railroad tracks in Summerland Tuesday morning.

The fire sparked near the Highway 101 Wallace Avenue on-ramp and the railroad tracks along Highway 101 at around 11:22 a.m., according to dispatch reports.

Emergency radio traffic indicated that the trains in the area had been asked to shut down.

Crews responding to the scene included Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Protection District, the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, California Highway Patrol and the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office.

Emergency personnel were still on scene as of 11:50 a.m.

Additional information was not immediately available.

Check back with Noozhawk for updates.

A tree fire sparked near the railroad tracks in Summerland Tuesday morning.
A tree fire sparked near the railroad tracks in Summerland Tuesday morning. Credit: ALERT California camera

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