The Franklin Fire continued to tear through the hillside near Pepperdine University. Watch live coverage as it happened on the NBC4 News at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024.
Thousands of residents were under evacuation orders Tuesday due to a 2,500-acre wildfire burning in rugged terrain in the Malibu area.
The Franklin Fire began Monday night under dangerous red flag conditions in Southern California. Strong winds and low humidity levels contributed to the fire's fast rate of spread.
More homes in the mountainous coastal region are threatened by flames.
The map below shows where the Franklin Fire is burning.
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The Franklin Fire in Malibu is one of more than 7,600 wildfires that have burned this year in California.
At this time last year, more than 6,400 wildfire had burned in California, according to Cal Fire. More striking, the state firefighting agency says 1,040,146 acres have burned in 2024, much more than the 308,761 acres that burned last year.
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The state's five-year average is 7,239 acres and 1.2 million acres burned.
