Firefighters were battling several small grass and vegetation fires Monday afternoon near the Buena Vista exit of Highway 1.

CAL FIRE says that multiple fires are being reported in South Santa Cruz County. The fires are burning Highway 1 near Buena Vista and Mar Monte. A large plume of white smoke can be seen in the area. This is a breaking news story. Stay with KSBW 8 for the latest details.

A new wildfire was reported today at 12:09 p.m. in Santa Cruz County. Laurel Fire has been burning on private land. Currently, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.

Crews with Cal Fire and Santa Cruz County are responding to multiple brush fires off of Highway 1 near Buena Vista and Mar Monte on the southern end of the county Monday, authorities said.

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. - Firefighters responded to a 3-acre fire in Santa Cruz County, just north of Watsonville, on Monday. The fire, which started as three brush fires, was burning near Highway 1 at Buena Vista Drive and Mar Monte Avenue.

A new wildfire was reported today at 1:03 p.m. in Santa Cruz County. Buena Fire has been burning on private land. At this time, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it is still undetermined.