Sepulveda Wildfire Prompts Evacuations in Bel Air

BEL AIR, LOS ANGELES, Calif., Jan. 23 (KNN) — The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a reported brush fire along the northbound 405 Freeway near Sepulveda Boulevard around 11 p.m. Wednesday.

LAFD crews arrived to find a one-acre, terrain-driven brush fire burning uphill in 5 mph winds. The fire quickly spread to 10 acres in the Bel Air area of Los Angeles.

The “Sepulveda Fire” prompted the Los Angeles Police Department and LAFD personnel to order evacuations for the area east of Sepulveda, north of Getty Center Drive.

In the early morning hours of Thursday, all forward progress had stopped, with the fire held at approximately 40 acres, reported the LAFD. The incident remains active; however, the evacuation warning was lifted.

No structures were damaged, and no injuries were reported. According to the LAFD, firefighters will remain on the scene conducting mop-up operations to ensure no hot spots remain.

Jason Stilwell, Video Journalist / KNN