A brush fire broke out Wednesday afternoon in the Sepulveda Basin area near Encino, quickly spreading to vegetation and palm trees in the vicinity. Fire crews responded to an initial call about a grass fire near 6400 N. Balboa Boulevard. After the blaze was fanned by 5 mph winds, scorching some 1.5 acres, it was upgraded to a brush fire.

A new wildfire was reported today at 10:38 p.m. in Los Angeles County. The wildfire has been burning on private land. At this time, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it is still undetermined.

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Freeway Fire initially started today at 12:08 p.m. in Los Angeles County. It has been burning on private land for less than an hour. At this time, the containment status is unknown and the cause of the fire remains undetermined.

Firefighters Wednesday stopped the progress of a brush fire that broke out in the Sepulveda Basin area near Encino. After fire crews responded to an initial call about a grass fire near 6400 N. Balboa Boulevard, the blaze quickly grew to scorch about 4 acres, being fanned by 5 mph winds.

Mayor Karen Bass reports swift progress in L.A.'s cleanup after the Palisades fire, with debris cleared from 2,000 properties and reconstruction permits being issued rapidly.

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A brush fire that broke out in the San Fernando Valley Wednesday afternoon injured one person, caused a shutdown of an LA Metro line and encroached on structures before forward progress was stopped. The brush fire comes as much of Los Angeles County is under a heat advisory from the National Weather Service.