Teens rescued from broken-down vehicle near brush fire in Alachua County: Officials

ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. - Some teenagers were rescued on Saturday after their vehicle broke down where a brush fire sparked and was spreading, according to the Alachua County Fire Rescue department.

According to a news release, crews with Alachua County Fire Rescue and Florida Forest Service responded to the area of Louise Hunt Club off County Road 1475, north of Waldo, on Saturday afternoon where they found a 1-2-acrea brush fire. Officials said the fire was growing rapidly.

As crews were working to access the fire, dispatch received a 911 call about teenagers being stuck in a broken-down vehicle near the fire. The teen's parents arrived at the Command Post and used GPS coordinates to find the teenagers and get them out of harms way, Alachua County Fire said in a news release.

Crews battle Alachua County brush fire

The fire was brought under control. Crews estimated the size to be 5.5 acres.

The cause of the fire was not immediately known. It also wasn't clear how many teenagers were in the vehicle.