As winds intensify across Southern California due to a Santa Ana wind event, the Franklin Fire has emerged about 5 miles north of downtown Malibu. The fire has quickly escalated, prompting mandatory evacuations and endangering structures in the area.
The inferno has rapidly expanded to over 850 acres, nearly tripling in size within just one hour, as reported by CALFire. The Los Angeles County Fire Department has issued mandatory evacuation orders east of Malibu Canyon Rd and South of Piuma Rd, along with the Serra Retreat area.
