Los Angeles firefighters were battling a brush fire burning in the Sepulveda Basin near the 405 Freeway on Thursday afternoon.

The blaze was reported at around 12:45 p.m. in the 15700 block of W. Burbank Boulevard, west of the busy thoroughfare, according to a news release from the Los Angeles Fire Department.

While they battled the fire, using water tankers and ground crews, firefighters requested assistance from L.A.'s Department of Transportation for traffic control and to close eastbound lanes of Burbank Boulevard from Woodley to the 405.

SkyCal flew over the scene of the fire, where large flames could be seen consuming the dense brush in the basin.

The cause of the fire is unclear.

No injuries have yet been reported and no structures were threatened.

The fire came at a time wh

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