Updated Story — 1:55 pm
All evacuation warnings have been lifted in the area of the Lizzie Fire.
Updated Story — 1:42 pm
The Lizzie Fire is at 35% containment.
Updated Story — 7:55 pm
All evacuation orders for the Lizzie Fire have been downgraded to warnings, according to the San Luis Obispo Fire Department.
Officials said Johnson Ave. between Laurel Lane and San Luis Drive is reopened to incoming traffic.
The Lizzie Fire has burned 100 acres and is at 10% containment.
Updated Story — 6:20 pm
As of 6 p.m., the Lizzie Fire burned 100 acres, and was at 10% containment.
City Fire officials said Johnson Avenue between Laurel Lane and San Luis Drive is closed to incoming traffic. Anyone who leaves the evacuation order area will not be able to go back until further notice.
A temporary Evacuation Site is at the Madonna Plaza Shopping Center.
People can find their evacuation zone at prepareslo.org.
Updated Story — 5:35 pm
Firefighters in San Luis Obispo are being kept busy this afternoon. The largest fire is burning behind San Luis Obispo High School and is at 100 acres with 10% containment.
There are evacuations in the area. Fire officials said evacuation orders have gone out to people south of Lizzie Street, east of Fixlini Street and north of Bishop Street.
Two more fires broke out near Cal Poly shortly after 4 p.m. this afternoon, but both were quickly contained.
Streets remain closed near Cal Poly. Highland Drive is closed from Santa Rosa St. to California Blvd.
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Original story:
Evacuations are underway in San Luis Obispo due to a fire that is burning behind San Luis Obispo High School.
The high school is being evacuated, as well as residents south of Lizzie Street, east of Fixlini Street and north of Bishop Street.
As of 4pm the fire was at 50-acres and growing.
The San Luis Obispo City Fire Department said additional ground and air resources have been ordered to help fight the fire, which broke out around 2:45 p.m. on the 1400 block of San Luis Drive above San Luis Obispo High School.
Emergency personnel are going door-to-door notifying people in the area to evacuate and fire officials are taking a look at evacuation zones and plan to release more information on those shortly.
Stay tuned to KCBX.
We will bring you more information as it becomes available.
