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Malibu Franklin Fire: About 20% contained, some residents can return home soon as cause remains under investigation
A fast-moving wildfire scorched more than 4,000 acres in Malibu, forcing 20,000 residents to flee as flames raced toward homes, horse farms and Pepperdine University. The Franklin Fire ...
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Wind-driven fire in Malibu continues to threaten homes as firefighters struggle to contain it
A fire that has burned homes in Malibu and forced thousands to evacuate continued to menace the city Wednesday as firefighters battled windy conditions to gain control over the inferno.
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Fanned by gusting winds, the Franklin fire burns a destructive path through Malibu
A ferocious wildfire fanned by strong winds burned through Malibu on Tuesday, destroying homes, triggering power outages and forcing thousands to evacuate along the coast in the dark while ...
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Fast-moving bushfire tears through Malibu, threatening Pepperdine University and sparking massive mandatory evacuation order
A fast-moving bushfire in Malibu has prompted officials to issue mandatory evacuation orders as firefighters battle the inferno. The three-alarm blaze, being called the Franklin Fire, was first ...
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Malibu's Franklin Fire in maps: Here's where the wildfire has spread
This story was updated to add new air quality map and information. MALIBU, Calif. — Since Monday night, a fire in Malibu, California, has set more than 3,000 acres ablaze and forced thousands ...
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Franklin Fire an ‘immediate threat’ to Malibu area; thousands told to leave
LOS ANGELES — 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 ...
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In Malibu's Franklin Fire, all evacuations lifted after wildfire scorches over 4,000 acres
As firefighters continue making progress on the Franklin Fire, which burned more than 4,000 acres in Malibu this week, mandatory evacuation orders were lifted and downgraded to warnings Friday.
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Malibu is a magnet for destructive fires. But this time, it might have caught a break
So when the Franklin fire broke out in Malibu on Monday night, it had the makings of a real disaster. Malibu is one of the most fire-prone parts of Southern California, often in the path of Santa ...
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Malibu wildfire destroys homes, forces 6,300 people to evacuate
MALIBU, California, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Aided by favorable winds and weather, firefighters on Wednesday progressed in containing a wildfire in the beach community of Malibu, California, where 6,300 ...
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Franklin Fire in Malibu scorches over 4,000 acres, thousands remain evacuated
The Franklin Fire in Malibu has burned 4,037 acres as of Thursday morning and remains at 7% contained. Thousands of households remain under evacuation orders. Overall, the Franklin Fire destroyed ...
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Malibu Franklin Fire: About 20% contained, some residents can return home soon as cause remains under investigation
Evacuations in Malibu displaced thousands of residents, including celebrities Dick Van Dyke and Cher. Mayor Doug Stewart said earlier in the week that the fire had marked a “traumatic 20 hours ...