Brush Fire Extinguished at Peck Road Water Conservation Park

The fire grew to three acres Thursday night before it was eventually knocked down.

A brush fire that broke out  at Peck Road Water Conservation Park Thursday night was extinguished after more than 100 firefighters responded to the blaze, according to a fire department official.

The fire broke out in a gravel pit inside a homeless encampment in the park at about 6 p.m. and quickly grew to about three acres in size, an Arcadia Fire Department news release states.

"High temperatures, low humidity, and dry conditions, contributed to the rapid growth of the fire...," the release states.

Firefighters were able to knock down the blaze in a few hours and had the fire completely extinguished before midnight, according to the release.