It was first reported just after 11 p.m. Wednesday near northbound lanes of the freeway in Sherman Oaks, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

Los Angeles city fire helicopters do a fast air assault on a brush fire in the Sepulveda pass Wednesday, Los Angeles CA Jan 22, 2025. The fire burn 40 acres that started at 11pm north bound 405 freeway at Getty Center Dr. no homes were threatened and the cause is under investigation. (Photo by Gene Blevins, Contributing Photographer)

A fire was burning Thursday morning in Bel-Air on the eastern side of the 405 Freeway in the Sepulveda Pass. The fire was burning uphill, toward Sepulveda Fire Road. At around 11:15 p.m., winds in the area were around 8 to 15 mph,