HUNTINGTON BEACH – Fire crews battled a brush fire in the area of Beach Boulevard and Adams Avenue that sparked around 10 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 7.

A firefighter sprays down a Palm tree with foam as they mop up after a vegetation fire in the area of Beach Boulevard and Adams Avenue that sparked behind a preschool in Huntington Beach on Thursday. (Photo by Ken Steinhardt, Orange County Register/SCNG)

A firefighter cuts down branches from a tree near the US Bank building as firefighters battle a vegetation fire in the area of Beach Boulevard and Adams Avenue in Huntington Beach on Thursday. (Photo by Ken Steinhardt, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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Firefighters watch from above as as others battle a vegetation fire in the area of Beach Boulevard and Adams Avenue that sparked behind a preschool in Huntington Beach on Thursday. (Photo by Ken Steinhardt, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Firefighters dig back brush as they help battle a vegetation fire in the area of Beach Boulevard and Adams Avenue that sparked behind a preschool in Huntington Beach on Thursday. (Photo by Ken Steinhardt, Orange County Register/SCNG)

A burnt bicycle remains as firefighters battle a vegetation fire in the area of Beach Boulevard and Adams Avenue that sparked behind a preschool in Huntington Beach on Thursday. (Photo by Ken Steinhardt, Orange County Register/SCNG)



La Petite Academy is badly damaged from a vegetation fire that blew up a ravine in the area of Beach Boulevard and Adams Avenue that sparked behind a preschool in Huntington Beach on Thursday. (Photo by Ken Steinhardt, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Firefighters mop up hotspots after helping battle a vegetation fire in the area of Beach Boulevard and Adams Avenue that sparked behind a preschool in Huntington Beach on Thursday. (Photo by Ken Steinhardt, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Vegetation fire at Beach and Adams in Bartlett Park. Water drops taking place now, but #hbfd and #ocfa have it under control. pic.twitter.com/8uL5azMOPq — Huntington Beach PD (@HBPD_PIO) December 7, 2017

The Huntington Beach Fire Department in its Twitter feed was asking drivers to avoid the area. Orange County Fire Authority and HBFD worked together to get the fire under control.

Yes it is contained but the fire department is still on scene to make sure everything stays safe. — Huntington Beach PD (@HBPD_PIO) December 7, 2017

The blaze reportedly caused evacuations at the La Petite Academy preschool and a nearby shopping center. The cause was under investigation, police said. The size of the blaze and extent of damage was not immediately clear.