New Fire Breaks out east of Brentwood shortly after 11 p.m. along Interstate 405, burning brush along the Sepulveda Pass near the Getty Museum exit
Another brush fire broke out in the Los Angeles area on Thursday evening — this one off the 405 Freeway in the area of North Sepulveda Boulevard.
Watch Duty, a nonprofit that tracks wildfires, said that as of 11:26 p.m. the fire was estimated to be 10 acres, burning in heavy brush in the Sepulveda Pass.
Broadcast reports said the Los Angeles Fire Department had initiated helicopter water drops while ground crews were assembling to fight the fire.
The fire broke out during red flag fire warning conditions for much of L.A. County.
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Brush fire breaks out in Sepulveda Pass
LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – Firefighters were battling a brush fire off the 405 Freeway late Wednesday evening.
Crews with the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to reports of the 1-acre blaze, dubbed the Sepulveda Fire, near Getty Center Drive exit at 11 p.m. as it was burning in medium to heavy brush and quickly spread to an estimated 10 acres.
Aerial footage from Sky5 showed a heavy glow in the sky as flames burned in the Getty Pass, north of the Getty Center.
Crews on the ground and in the air were working to contain the blaze as flames moved up hill in what’s been reported as 10 mile per hour winds.
So far, no evacuation orders or warnings have issued, as it does not appear that any structures are currently threatened.
The cause of the fire is unknown.
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