Brush fire on 405 Freeway in Sepulveda Basin closed southbound lanes for under an hour, part of larger pattern of grass fires on LA freeways.
The 405 Freeway southbound reopened on Sunday morning after a brush fire caused a traffic delay for drivers near the Sepulveda Basin on Saturday.
The southbound lanes were closed for just under one hour before authorities cleared the scene and reopened all lanes for traffic.
The 405 Freeway southbound has reopened after a brush fire caused a traffic delay for drivers near the Sepulveda Basin on Saturday.
According to California Highway Patrol, the Sigalert was canceled shortly after 8 p.m. on Saturday, and all southbound lanes were reopened.
Firefighters were battling the 1/4-acre Basin Fire off Burbank Boulevard, causing the traffic delay.
Air operations helicopters and a water truck were being used to extinguish the flames, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
The cause of the fire was unknown.
The southbound lanes of the 405 Freeway were closed in the San Fernando Valley on Saturday night after a brush fire broke out, authorities said.
The blaze was reported at 6:27 p.m. on a one-quarter of an acre of grass burning north of Burbank Boulevard in the Sepulveda Basin.
According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, a Sigalert was issued and the CHP confirmed all southbound lanes were closed at Burbank Boulevard.
Two lanes opened up by 8 p.m.
No injuries or threats to structures were reported.
The closure caused a massive traffic backup. Aerial images showed drivers stuck on the freeway, with some driving across shoulders and over curbs to get to nearby off-ramps.
The blaze is one of three grass fires on Los Angeles freeways in less than two hours.
The others were on the transition from the northbound Hollywood (101) Freeway to the northbound Harbor (110) Freeway downtown, and southbound 110 at Stadium Way in Elysian Park.
Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Jennifer Middleton said helicopters dropping water on another grass fire in Elysian Park were reassigned to the Sepulveda Basin fire.
The California Highway Patrol shut down southbound and northbound traffic in the area, according to its online log. The northbound lanes were reopened at 7:12 p.m. but southbound lanes between Burbank and Victory boulevards remained closed.
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