The Del Fire, a fast-moving brush fire, broke out on Tuesday after a tractor trailer fire spread to surrounding brush near the Vista Del Lago Road off-ramp on the northbound 5 freeway.

UPDATE 1:18 p.m. — Forward progress on the Del Fire has stopped, according to Vanessa Lozano, a spokesperson for LACoFD.

“Forward progress has stopped and was contained to 8 acres by 1:06 p.m.,” said Lozano.

Photo courtesy of CHP-Newhall.

LACoFD officials are now assisting Angeles National Forest officials with clean-up.

ORIGINAL STORY — Officials have confirmed that Los Angeles County Fire Ops are assisting with water-dropping helicopters in order to battle the blaze that is spreading into the Los Angeles National Forest.

BRUSH FIRE 9/11/18 @LACoFireAirOps water dropping helicopters assisting @Angeles_NF with a tractor trailer fire that spread to vegetation off Interstate 5 at Vista Del Lago with @LACoFD @CHP_Newhall @CHPFortTejon #DelFire

— LACoFireAirOps (@LACoFireAirOps) September 11, 2018

At approximately 1 p.m., the fire was about 8 acres in size, but is quickly spreading toward the ridgeline, according to Lozano.

Vista Del Lago is just north of the Santa Clarita Valley, but traffic on the northbound side of the freeway is being heavily delayed for at least four miles, according to CHP officials.

Photo courtesy of CHP-Newhall.

A Sig Alert was issued around 12:19 p.m., notifying commuters that the two right lanes in the area had been closed while first responders handle the blaze.

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