USA LIVE: Brushfire in Malibu Prompts Evacuations as it Burns Near Pepperdine University | N18G

USA LIVE: Brushfire in Malibu Prompts Evacuations as it Burns Near Pepperdine University | CNBC TV18 Source: AP Live aerials as a brushfire in Malibu prompts evacuations as it burns near Pepperdine University. MALIBU, Calif. -- Firefighters battled a wildfire early Tuesday in Malibu that prompted evacuations near Pepperdine University, where students sheltering at the school's library watched as the fire intensified and the sky turn deep red. “Just seeing the flames grow and seeing that bright red color of fire just get brighter and brighter and brighter — it was so scary,” student Gabrielle Salgado told KABC-TV. The university later said the worst of the fire had pushed past campus. It was not immediately known how the blaze, named the Franklin Fire, started but Los Angeles County Fire Department officials estimated that at least 2.8 square miles (7.2 square kilometers) had burned and structures were threatened. The fire burned amid dangerous fire conditions because of Southern California’s notorious Santa Ana winds. The evacuation order encompassed about 6,000 people and more than 2,000 structures, KABC-TV reported, attributing that information to fire officials. #brushfire #malibu #california #usatoday #cnbctv18 #Livenews