Update: Fire at Encinal and Mulholland

1:43 p.m., Update: Around two acres of brush burned before fire crews managed to knock down the fire, said Matt Levesque, fire inspector with the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

“The fire was knocked down at 1:15 p.m.” Levesque said. Crews will remain on scene until any threat of a potential recurrence is contained. They will  create a firebreak around the perimeter, he said.

A firebreak is a space between what has already burned and any vegetation that may reignite.  

Levesque said authorities were first alerted to the blaze at 11:50 p.m.

Fortunately, residents of Malibu are very well educated on the threat of fires and they usually call immediately when they notice any signs of danger, he said.

The cause of the blaze is under investigation.

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A half-acre brush fire is burning near Encinal Canyon Road and Mulholland Highway as of 12:35 p.m., according to City News Service. No structures are threatened, CNS reported.