It was first reported just after 11 p.m. near northbound lanes of the freeway in Sherman Oaks, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

LA County Sheriff says about 31,000 people were under mandatory evacuation orders while another 23,000 were under evacuation warnings.

New wildfire scorches 3,750 hectares (9,266 acres) near Castaic Lake, about 80 km (50 miles) north of Los Angeles.

Gusts could hit 65 mph in the mountains. A fire ignited late Wednesday in Bel-Air on the eastern side of the 405 Freeway in the Sepulveda Pass and burned into the early morning hours Thursday.

Sepulveda Fire Road ... The spot of the fire was just miles east over the Santa Monica Mountains from current areas that remain under evacuation order from the devastating Palisades Fire, which ...

The Sepulveda Fire broke out near Interstate 405 ... The high wind warning continues through 2 p.m. for the Eastern San Gabriel Mountains; Interstate 5 corridor; Santa Clarita Valley; Santa ...