New brush fire breaks out in Ventura County as firefighters battle Sepulveda, Hughes fires

After a two-week closure prompted by the Eaton Fire, 10 campuses and programs in the Pasadena Unified School District are set to reopen on Thursday.

The district includes Pasadena, Sierra Madre and Altadena.

After a two-week closure prompted by the Eaton Fire, 10 campuses and programs in the Pasadena Unified School District are set to reopen.

The following 10 schools and programs are scheduled to re-open on Thursday:

-- Hamilton Elementary;
-- Willard Elementary & Children's Center;
-- Blair Middle and High School;
-- San Rafael Elementary;
-- McKinley School;
-- Rose City High School;
-- Center for Independent Study;
-- Pasadena Adult Living Skills;
-- Twilight Adult School;
-- Aveson Global Leadership Academy.

The district closed its campuses on Jan. 8 as the Eaton Fire was raging. The phased reopening comes after extensive cleaning, sanitizing, and environmental testing, with all students back in the remaining schools by Jan. 30, officials said.

The district serves approximately 14,000 students across 24 schools, and at five children's centers and adult education programs.

Forward progress on the 40-acre brush fire in the Sepulveda Pass has been stopped and the evacuation warning has been lifted, according to the LAFD.

No structures have been damaged and no injuries were reported, the fire department said.

"Firefighters will remain on scene through the night conducting mop up operations to ensure no hot spots remain," LAFD said.

In an earlier update, LAFD said aerial and ground crews made "good progress" against the Sepulveda Fire.

About 250 firefighters battled the blaze.

"Traffic on the 405 Freeway will likely remain impacted as crews and apparatus work alongside the freeway," LAFD said.

Firefighters launched an aggressive aerial attack on a brush fire in the Sepulveda Pass.

An evacuation warning has been issued for the Sepulveda Fire burning along the 405 Freeway.

The evacuation warning was issued for residents south of the 1500 block of Casiano Road, north of Moraga Drive, east of Sepulveda Boulevard and west of Chalon Road, according to the LAFD.

The southbound 405 has been shut down as well. So far, the blaze has grown to 10 acres.

A brush fire erupted Wednesday night along the 405 Freeway in the Sepulveda Pass, near Bel Air.

AIR7 was over the scene around 11:15 p.m. as the blaze burned on a hillside east of the 405.

An orange glow from the flames could be seen from miles away.

A new brush fire has erupted in the Sepulveda Pass along the 405 Freeway.