Crews stop growth of brush fire in the Castaic area

A wildfire north of Lake Hughes Road in Castaic on Tuesday evening prompted the temporary closure of three southbound lanes of the 5 Freeway at Templin Highway, officials said.

California Highway Patrol logs showed a fourth lane remained open as of around 9 p.m.

The fire had grown to six acres by 9:10 p.m., according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

The fire was reported around 7:40 p.m. Crews had stopped forward progress of the fire by 9:30 p.m., according to Watch Duty, a nonprofit group providing fire information.

Information on what caused the fire was not immediately available.

There were no reported injuries and no property damage or evacuations.