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LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Evacuation warnings were lifted and forward progress of a fire in the Sepulveda Basin was stopped Thursday, but not before the fire burned 40 acres in Brentwood.
Firefighters made significant progress battling the Sepulveda Fire near Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles Fire Department officials said Thursday.
The Sepulveda Fire was reported at 11 p.m. Wednesday near the northbound San Diego (405) Freeway and the Sepulveda Pass. Around 250 LAFD firefighters quickly responded to the area as the blaze grew from 10 to 20 acres, according to Cal Fire.
Using both aerial and ground attacks, firefighters sought to gain control of the flames in the hillside area against light winds, Stewart said.
The fire prompted an evacuation warning for the residents south of the 1500 block of Casiano Road, north of Moraga Drive, east of Sepulveda Boulevard and west of Chalon Road, Stewart said. Those evacuations warnings were lifted at 2 a.m.