The Franklin Fire burning in Malibu, and near Pepperdine University, has grown to more than 4,000 acres with 7% containment. Thousand of people have been forced to evacuate.
On Tuesday, heavy smoke from the Franklin Fire, burning northeast of the school, billowed over the campus 29 miles (47 kilometers) west of Los Angeles, and classes were cancelled and final exams ...
Pepperdine has historically used the shelter-in-place model, according to Gash. With a "strong presence on campus" from the Los Angeles County Fire Department, students are moved to campus buildings ...