On December 10, 2024, in Malibu, California, a firefighter pulls a water hose while palm trees are being burned by the Franklin Fire close to a building. 1,800 acres have been burned by the wildfire close to Pepperdine University, forcing evacuations along the shore due to strong winds, and some buildings have been destroyed.
Location: Areas north of the Pacific Coast Highway are the main targets of the fire, especially those close to Pepperdine University and Malibu Canyon Road.
Early on Tuesday, a fierce wildfire was swiftly spreading over Malibu, prompting evacuations along the shore. Meanwhile, firefighters were fighting the flames while nearby Pepperdine University issued a campus-wide shelter-in-place order.
Malibu was placed under an evacuation notice for the remainder of the city and ordered to evacuate its eastern half. According to firefighters, roughly 6,000 people, or the majority of the city’s 11,000 citizens, live in the area that has been told to evacuate. The mandatory evacuation order affects approximately 2,000 structures.
According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the Franklin fire, which was spreading quickly due to strong Santa Ana winds, had spread to over 2,200 acres as of 7 a.m. and was still uncontained.
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According to the city, there were flames on both sides of the Pacific Coast Highway, and the fire crossed the road in at least two places: near Malibu Pier and at Malibu Road and Webb Way, which is close to Malibu Colony Plaza, which is home to a Ralphs supermarket.
According to the city, buildings were “impacted” in Sweetwater Canyon Drive, where there are over a dozen residences, and Malibu Knolls Road, where there are a few houses and a church.