California
Firefighters struggled overnight to gain control over a dangerous fire that burned homes in Malibu and forced thousands from their homes.
Fierce winds returned to SoCal on Tuesday, prompting a red flag warning for swaths of L.A. and Ventura counties and fanning the flames of a Jurupa Valley fire.
The Franklin fire in Malibu Canyon continues to grow, crossing Pacific Coast Highway and spreading to more than 1,800 acres Tuesday, burning in the hillsides near Pepperdine University.
Photos from space show the fire in Malibu and the efforts to contain it. The fire was 7% contained as of Wednesday morning.
The evacuation order for the Franklin fire includes much of central Malibu, affecting about 6,000 homes.
The LAPD arrested a suspect in a series of fires that broke out in Sherman Oaks over three days in October.
Cellphone service was proving a challenge in Malibu, where the Franklin fire was burning.
A U.S. Marine Corps helicopter’s engine caught fire midflight Friday afternoon, prompting the aircraft to make an emergency landing at Camp Pendleton.
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