Firefighters continue making progress on the Franklin Fire in Malibu, which is now 30% contained after burning more than 4,000 acres.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies were at several checkpoints along Pacific Coast Highway to verify the IDs of the homeowners.The Franklin Fire started Monday night and has since burned 4,037 acres, destroyed 12 structures including six homes, and damaged 11 structures including 10 homes.>Sign up for NBC LA's News Headlines newsletter.
In 2018, the Woolsey Fire burned nearly 100,000 acres in Los Angeles County and Ventura County, including Malibu. The fire killed three people and destroyed more than 400 single-family homes and 670 structures.Get Los Angeles's latest local news on crime, entertainment, weather, schools, COVID, cost of living and more. Here's your go-to source for today's LA news.
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