About 700 firefighters battle wind-whipped flames tearing across dry coastal hillsides and near Pepperdine UniversityMore than 1,500 firefighters are working to contain a fast-moving wildfire that has whipped through the iconic southern California community of Malibu.Fueled by strong winds gusting across the sloped terrain overlooking the Pacific, the so-called Franklin fire erupted on Monday night By Tuesday night, the fire had ballooned to more than 2,800 acres, tearing through the tinder-dry folds of Malibu Canyonas it raced rapidly downhill towards the Pacific Ocean. About 20,000 residents were under evacuation orders, including celebrities Dick Van Dyke and Cher, who live in the affluent coastal city. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/10/california-wildfire-malibu-pepperdine-university
Author : Gabrielle Canon in Oakland and Andrew Gumbel in Los Angeles
Publish date : 2024-12-11 02:58:16
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Malibu wildfire forces mass evacuations as it burns near college: ‘It was so scary’
