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Sepulveda Pass fire near Getty Center, 405 freeway reopened + traffic links

Vehicles drive on Interstate 405 and motorists watch as a brush fire burns out of control in the hills near the Getty Center early today.Vehicles drive on Interstate 405 and motorists watch as a brush fire burns out of control in the hills near the Getty Center early today.

Good morning, travelers. In case you are reading this before you leave for work, a brush fire near the Getty Center broke out in the early morning hours. All lanes of the 405 San Diego Freeway were shut down in both directions through the Sepulveda Pass, but now both northbound and southbound lanes have been reopened since 6:34 a.m.

KTLA has a list of onramps and offramps that will remain closed for the time being.

Here are links to Traffic.com, Sigalert.

– Jen Leo, Los Angeles Times Travel & Deal blogger

[Photo: Dan Steinberg, Associated Press]

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One Comment on “Sepulveda Pass fire near Getty Center, 405 freeway reopened + traffic links”

People Investigating Toxic Sites Says:
October 23rd, 2008 at 12:26 pm
The Sepulveda Pass fire erupted at the closed Mission Canyon Landfill which encompasses hundreds of acres and continues to generate highly explosive, highly flammable landfill gases. This isn’t the first fire at Mission Canyon Landfill and it probably won’t be the last.