The massive Lake Fire that is blazing through SoCal reached Neverland Ranch on Tuesday ...
but fire crews were able to save the property, TMZ has learned! Capt. Scott Safechuck , spokesman for the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, tells TMZ the wildfire ..
. which so far has scorched more than 26,000 acres ..
. reached the iconic -- and infamous -- Michael Jackson estate. A damage assessment is currently underway on the sprawling property .
.. but SS tells TMZ that no major damage appears to have been inflicted .
.. SS also noted there were no reports of injuries from the crew battling at Neverland.
As TMZ previously reported, the Santa Barbara County Fire Department had a beefed-up crew at the property , along with several trucks and even a fire aircraft at the ready, to combat the blaze. And they did it! The crew was more than ready ..
. but it was super helpful that the current Neverland owner ..
. billionaire businessman Ron Burkle , who purchased it for $22 million in 2020 ..
. did an excellent job with wildfire mitigation on the property, SS told us. Neverland will be a backdrop for the soon-to-be-released MJ biopic, simply titled "Michael.
" The movie stars MJ's 27-year-old nephew Jaafar . The area is not out of danger ..
. SS telling us the fire is only 12% contained ..
. and hot spots can wreak havoc, undoing the progress crews are making. Bottom line .
.. peeps need to stay out of the area for the foreseeable future!.