Owen Fire's Forward Progress Stopped Wednesday Evening

TOPANGA, CA — Firefighters planned to remain on the scene of the Owen Fire overnight after stopping forward progress of the 25-acre blaze in Topanga, which was 30 percent contained as of authorities' most recent update Wednesday night.

"There is a robust staffing plan in place for tomorrow to complete mop-up operations," the Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff's Station wrote in a tweet.

There were no evacuations and no reports of structure damage or injury as a result of the fire, which broke out in the mountains above Calabasas and Woodland Hills Wednesday afternoon.

The brush fire broke out before 2 p.m. near N. Topanga Canyon Boulevard and Santa Maria Road. At that time, it was about a half-acre and burning in "medium to heavy brush with a moderate rate of spread/winds," according to the LA Fire Department, which assisted county firefighters.

By 2:35 p.m. it had grown to 7 acres and an hour after authorities first responded to the blaze. At around 3 p.m., the LA County Fire Department estimated that the fire had grown to 50 acres, a figure that was downgraded about an hour later.

The Owen Fire burned near homes and businesses on Topanga Canyon Boulevard, but there were no evacuations. The area is a short drive from Woodland Hills and Calabasas in the west San Fernando Valley, as well as Malibu.

Topanga Canyon Boulevard was closed to traffic for about an hour between Pacific Coast Highway and Mulholland Drive.

Wildfire cameras in the area showed flames and thick black and white smoke rising from the brush, while social media posts show smoke visible from areas around the west Valley. Much of the visible fire and smoke had dissipated by 4 p.m.