12/10/2024

Franklin Fire is an ‘Immediate Threat’ to Malibu

Thousands have been told to leave

A fast-moving wildfire is sweeping through Malibu, prompting mandatory evacuations along a swath of the California coast Tuesday.

The Franklin Fire began as a brush fire late Monday near Malibu Canyon Road in the rugged terrain of the Santa Monica Mountains and raced toward the coast and Malibu. The fire had grown to 2,700 acres by early afternoon local time Tuesday, according to Cal Fire.

"The fire is burning so hot that it is modifying the local winds … bending them towards and into the fire," the National Weather Service (NWS) in Los Angeles wrote early Tuesday. "The combination of winds, very low humidities and dry fuels make for an explosive fire environment."

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