Like other recent wildfires in Southern California, it was fueled by critical fire weather due to relentless winds and low humidity. As an air-quality alert went into effect in areas of San Diego,

By 2 a.m. local time Thursday, the Los Angeles Fire Department declared "all forward progress stopped" on the Sepulveda Fire and lifted the evacuation warnings. As of 8:30 a.m., the fire was 60% contained after consuming 40 acres, the LAFD said.