According to California Highway Patrol, the Sigalert was canceled shortly after 8 p.m., and all southbound lanes were reopened. The southbound lanes were closed for just under one hour.
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.