The blaze spread to 20 acres and prompted an evacuation warning before firefighters got the upper hand on it.
All forward progress was stopped and the Evacuation Warning lifted by 2 a.m. Thursday.
See map of the evacuation warning zone below.
A view of the Sepulveda Fire as it burns near the 405 freewayPG/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images
It was later reopened.
Firefighting aircraft were drawing water from the nearby Stone Canyon Reservoir.
Motorists were advised to avoid the area or seek alternate routes.
According to the National Weather Service, winds were expected to turn more northeasterly overnight and increase toward daybreak.
Relative humidity was very low, between 3-8%.
City News Service contributed to this report.
