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Keep children and pets at a safe distance. Have a fire extinguisher or other fire safety equipment nearby. Always follow the manufacturer’s instructions for use, maintenance, and safety.

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 ...

MALIBU, Calif. – Nearly 2,000 first responders from multiple agencies are on the ground and in the air battling the Franklin Fire burning in Malibu, California, outside Los Angeles on Thursday.

7th UPDATE 1:30 pm: The wind-driven Franklin Fire in Malibu continues to burn, scorching more than 4,000 acres as of early afternoon Wednesday. A red flag warning of critical fire danger was ...

The Franklin Fire remains a major threat to homes and prompted the evacuation of the Malibu Beach RV park on the 25800 block of Pacific Coast Highway. As of Thursday, the fire was mapped at 4,037 ...

Authorities are trying to control the “rapid rate of spread.” A brush fire that broke out on Monday evening in Malibu Canyon has led to mandatory evacuation orders in parts of Southern ...

The Franklin Fire continues to scorch nearly 4,000 acres in the Malibu area. Evacuation orders and warnings remain in effect as well as road and school closures.

and other outages were part of widespread public safety power shutoffs — deliberate outages meant to limit the chances that damaged utility equipment could start a fire during strong winds ...

As of Tuesday afternoon, a California wildfire, labeled the Franklin Fire, has spread across more ... in hopes of controlling any damage to electrical equipment, which could spark more fires.

A Santa Ana winds-fueled brush fire took off in Malibu Monday night, quickly burning through nearly 2,600 acres the following morning, authorities said. Parts of Malibu are under mandatory ...

The Franklin Fire that erupted in the Malibu Canyon area this week, prompting large-scale evacuations, had burned nearly 4,000 acres as of Wednesday morning. The fire ignited in gusty Santa Ana ...