Pepperdine canceled classes and finals for the day and there was a shelter-in-place order as flames could be seen from the campus.
Firefighters are battling a brushfire in Malibu near Pepperdine University, prompting evacuations amid dangerous fire conditions due to strong Santa Ana winds.
Evacuation warnings were issued for: East of Las Virgenes between Mulholland Highway to the north and Piuma Road to the south. Between Stunt Road to the north and Los Flores to the south. East of Carbon Beach Terrace, west of Old Malibu Road, north of Pacific Crest highway to the evacuation order boundary.
By 1 a.m. it appeared the flames had reached the Serra Retreat and were starting to burn outbuildings but specific damage to buildings was difficult to observe at night under heavy smoke cover.The wildfire was reaching the edges of the Pepperdine campus, according to several videos posted online by students. The university was also reporting power outages on campus. Students were being told to stay on campus and shelter in place, but they should be prepared to leave if necessary.
He said though there's poor cell phone service in the area, firefighters are on the ground alerting residents to evacuate.
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