Evaucations and shelter-in-place orders have been put in place as a serious wildfire spreads early Tuesday in Malibu. Firefighters are rushing to put out the flames while some 6,000 residents on the coast were suddenly evacuated and Pepperdine University issued a campus-wide shelter-in-place. The fast-paced flames, dubbed the Franklin fire, were fanned by strong Santa Ana winds and has spread across more than 1,822 acres as of 3 a.
m. with no containment, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.
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Evacuation and shelter-in-place orders have been issued as the Franklin fire rapidly spreads after being fanned by Santa Ana winds.