A pair of grass fires broke out in the Sepulveda Basin Tuesday night, just one day after crews began removing debris and encampments from the area.

The larger of the two fires was reported shortly after 11:30 p.m. in the area of Burbank Boulevard and Woodley Avenue near the Los Angeles River.

Video showed a man running back and forth from the river with a bucket of water to throw on the flames.

Once Los Angeles Fire Department crews were able to access the area, they managed to extinguish the blaze in about 20 minutes, freelance media firm RMG News reported.

The other fire, which broke out first, was apparently smaller and already out by the time firefighters arrived.

The cause of the fires was not immediately known.

On Monday, fire and federal officials were in the area to begin cle

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