The Franklin Fire has burned 2,851 acres in Malibu, prompting evacuations and a shelter-in-place order at the Pepperdine University campus, which has since been lifted.

Pepperdine University ordered 3,000 students to shelter in place as the Franklin fire neared its Malibu campus on Tuesday, and despite 20,000 evacuations in their neighbourhood. Pepperdine’s 1993 fire response plan prioritizes fire-resistant buildings and avoiding traffic gridlocks.

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Students and residents at Pepperdine University continue to face shelter-in-place orders as conditions with the Franklin Fire in Malibu fluctuate.

Pepperdine University's longstanding wildfire protocol urges students to shelter in place in two buildings located in the middle of campus.

The Franklin Fire has burned more than 2,200 acres in Malibu, prompting evacuations and a shelter-in-place order at the Pepperdine University campus, which has since been lifted.

A dramatic video from @timhortonphotomalibu shows Chinook helicopters scooping water from Pepperdine University’s Alumni Park and dropping it on the Franklin Fire, which continues to devastate Malibu.

Several roads in the Malibu area near Pepperdine University remain closed Wednesday, following the Franklin Fire which has threatened thousands of structures. Local officials issued road closures in areas where the flames posed danger. Many of the roads surrounding the fire will only be accessible by emergency officials and those evacuating.