In coastal Southern California, a university has extensive plans for students to shelter in place in case of a wildfire. That's what happened as a blaze erupted Monday night and rushed across the hillsides in the picturesque community of Malibu.
Vegetation around the Phillips Theme Tower at Pepperdine University is scorched by the Franklin Fire in Malibu, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. A charred hillside is seen after the Franklin Fire swept through on the Pepperdine University grounds Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Malibu, Calif. A burned hillside is seen behind the entrance to the Pepperdine University campus after the Franklin Fire swept through, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Malibu, Calif.
For years, the university nestled in the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains has had a special protocol due to its unique terrain and design that calls for students to be brought to a library and campus center where they can get food and water and have their basic needs met, said Michael Friel, a Pepperdine spokesperson.
County fire officials estimated that more than 3.5 square miles of trees and dry brush had burned amid dangerous conditions fanned by dry, gustyRyan Song, a resident assistant at Pepperdine University, said he noticed the power went out at his dorm late Monday. When he looked out the window, he saw a huge pink glow.
Song said he spent the next few hours racing back and forth in the dark between his dorm and the main campus to ensure no one was left behind. The nearby stretch of the Pacific Coast Highway can also become congested during an emergency, Phillips said, such as during the deadly
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