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Grass fire burns nearly 4 acres along Cuesta Grade

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UPDATE (6:13 p.m.) - The fire burned just under four acres, according to CAL FIRE, and is now fully contained. A SIG Alert was issued for the area as traffic was moving slowly through the area but all lanes were back open by 6 p.m.

ORIGINAL STORY: A grass fire had closed one lane of Highway 101 Wednesday along the northbound lanes of the Cuesta Grade.

It was reported at around 3:15 p.m. near the top of the grade.

According to CAL FIRE, the fire had burned about five acres as of 3:47 p.m.

Northbound lanes were stopped as of 4 p.m.

This is a developing story and will be updated as information becomes available.