The fire broke out near Laguna Road and Hueneme Road near the university, according to the Ventura County Fire Department.
Firefighters were able to stop the progress of the blaze, which had prompted the evacuation of a nearby college campus.
The Laguna fire, one of the latest major blazes to strike Southern California, prompted new evacuation warnings in Ventura ...
The Ventura County fire just north of Los Angeles was initially estimated to be 3 acres, but has since burned 50 acres.
The Laguna Fire broke out Thursday morning near Laguna Road in Camarillo, prompting the evacuation of California State University, Channel Islands.
CSU Channel Islands evacuated due to the rapidly spreading Laguna Fire in Camarillo, with firefighting efforts underway.
The Hughes Fire, near the Castaic Lake area, spread to more than 10,000 acres as the smaller Sepulveda Fire broke out along Interstate 405.
The Laguna fire in Ventura County, which grew quickly to about 50 acres Thursday morning and briefly forced the evacuation of a university campus, was coming under control by the afternoon.