The blaze broke out around 4 p.m. near the intersection of Woodley Avenue and Burbank Boulevard and had burned about 60 acres, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. It was 80% contained by 9 p.m.
Evacuations were underway for homeless people living in the basin south of the 101 Freeway. A fire erupted in the same area in July and tore through about seven acres of thick brush.
Firefighters battle small brush fire burning in Sepulveda Basin
Over 120 firefighters were assigned to battle the fire from the ground and the air. No injures were reported.
Evacuation orders were not in place for residents of Sherman Oaks and Encino, but fire officials were urging them to gather the essentials to be prepared should need to evacuate arise.
It's the third blaze to break out in the Southland within hours of eachother, including fires in Canyon Country and Castaic.