Forward progress has been stopped after firefighters responded to a fire Saturday night that forced evacuations near Highway 17 and Summit Road in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
The blaze, dubbed the Summit Fire, grew to approximately two acres and has been contained, according to Cal Fire. The agency added that the Santa Cruz Sheriff's Office was conducting evacuations along Alta Vista.
Cal Fire reported that powerlines in the area are down and that motorists should avoid the area.
According to Cal Fire, they have "had near misses with crashes in the vicinity."
The agency also asks people to avoid the area because more resources are expected to arrive to help extinguish the fire.
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