IRWINDALE, Calif. (KABC) — Firefighters battled a 48-acre brush fire near the southbound 605 Freeway in Irwindale on Sunday.

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The Arrow Fire broke out just after 3:30 p.m. in the 2300 block of Buena Vista Street.

Ground crews and at least one firefighting helicopter were called to the scene.

AIR7 video from above the scene around 5 p.m. showed smoke billowing over the freeway as firefighters worked on the ground.

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According to the Los Angeles County Fire Department, forward progress was stopped after the fire reached 48 acres.

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At one point, California Highway Patrol closed a few lanes of the freeway.

No structures were threatened, and no evacuations were ordered.

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