A brush fire scorched several acres of terrain near the Encino Reservoir and Sepulveda Basin on Tuesday, prompting an aerial response from LAFD helicopters.

The 5-acre Encino Fire is spreading uphill in Los Angeles County. Smoke is reaching Encino. Forward progress of the fire has been stopped at 8 acres.

The fire was reported at approximately 12:10 p.m. in the 4500 block of Encino Avenue, where Los Angeles Fire Department crews said that about five acres of brush had burned before they stopped the ...

A brush fire near Encino Avenue in Los Angeles County, California, ignited on Tuesday afternoon, leading to evacuation warnings as firefighters battled the blaze.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Los Angeles firefighters stopped forward progress on a brush fire near the Encino Reservoir on Tuesday. (Myung J. Chun / Los ...

The helicopter landed at Van Nuys Airport. There were no injuries reported and minor damage to the helicopter.

A brush fire scorched a few acres of terrain near the Encino Reservoir and Sepulveda Basin on Tuesday afternoon, prompting evacuation warnings for some residents and an aerial response from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A brush fire scorched a few acres of terrain near the Encino Reservoir and Sepulveda Basin on Tuesday afternoon, briefly prompting ...

Los Angeles firefighters stopped forward progress on a brush fire near the Encino Reservoir on Tuesday.(Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) A small brush fire broke out in Encino on Tuesday afternoon, ...