Sepulveda fire breaks out east of Interstate 405 near Getty Center
The Sepulveda fire, which began around 1.8 miles from the UCLA campus Wednesday evening, is pictured. (Darlene Sanzon/Assistant Photo editor)
By Shiv Patel
Jan. 23, 2025 12:24 a.m.
A fire has broken out east of Interstate 405 near the Getty Center.
The Sepulveda fire has burned 10 acres as of 11:40 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Watch Duty app. The fire is “topography-driven” and burning at the Getty View Park in the western part of Bel-Air, according to Watch Duty, which is also reporting winds of 10 miles per hour in the area.
[Related: LIVE: JANUARY 2025 FIRES]
The fire – located about 1.8 miles from UCLA – is the nearest to the UCLA campus a wildfire has come since the beginning of the outbreak of fires across Los Angeles County.
[Related: The Bruin’s full coverage of the Los Angeles County fires]
The UCLA campus is not under an evacuation warning or order as of 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, which was yet to report the fire on its site as of 11:35 p.m. Wednesday, though an evacuation warning now borders campus as of 12:15 a.m. Thursday, according to Watch Duty.
The Palisades fire, which was previously the nearest fire to campus, has burned over 23,000 acres as of Wednesday evening but is 70% contained, according to Cal Fire. The fire resulted in an evacuation warning adjacent to campus from Jan. 10 to Friday.
[Related: Evacuation warning addicted to UCLA campus from Palisades fire has lifted]
If an evacuation order is issued covering the UCLA campus, students should report to Tipuana apartments or Pauley Pavilion to await further instructions, according to a Jan. 13 Bruins Safe Online Post from UCLA Office of Emergency Management spokesperson Seán Devine.
This is a developing story and more information will be added as it becomes available.
