A fire burned dangerously close to some buildings in Solvang on Tuesday.
The fire was reported just before 4:45 p.m. along the 1900 block of Old Mission Drive.
Santa Barbara County Fire officials say firefighters stopped forward progress of the fire just after 5 p.m.
It burned about 1/2 acre of brush, and fire officials say no buildings were damaged.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.