The Marple Fire in Castaic broke out near the I-5 Freeway, growing to roughly half an acre size before being knocked down.

At around 9 p.m. Wednesday, firefighters received reports of the brush fire on the southbound 5 just north of Lake Hughes Road in Castaic, according to Fire officials.

“The fire is at one acre,” Dispatch Supervisor Choi with the Los Angeles County Fire Department said at around 9:15 p.m. Wednesday.

Dubbed the “Marple Fire,” the blaze was burning in light fuel with low winds speeds, and knockdown was called just before 9:30 p.m. Wednesday.

After knockdown was declared, officials revised their initial estimate from an acre to half an acre, Choi added.

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