(UPDATED at 1:33 p.m. MDT January 22, 2019)

Arizona State Forestry reported at 1:14 p.m. MDT that the fire has burned 459 acres. Firefighters are mostly mopping up and monitoring the perimeter.

(Originally published at 9:40 a.m. MST January 22, 2019)

A fire that broke out Monday at about 1 p.m. MST burned 300 acres in Prescott Valley along highway 89A seven miles north of Prescott, Arizona.

Approximately 50 firefighters battling the blaze during strong winds were able to stop the spread within a couple of hours as it burned near Glassford Hill.

One lane of highway 89A was closed for a while, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.