Franklin Fire nearly triples in size in one hour as it threatens Malibu

[LauraInLA]

Source: CNN

A fire near Southern California’s downtown Malibu is spreading quickly, prompting mandatory evacuations and threatening homes and businesses, including the city’s iconic Malibu Pier. Nearby Pepperdine University canceled classes Tuesday, as students sheltering in place on the school’s Malibu campus watch the flames in the distance.

The Franklin Fire has burned through an area larger than five football fields every minute since igniting late Monday night and burning toward Malibu. The inferno is so intense that it’s altering the weather around it and worsening already extreme conditions.

“The fire is burning so hot that it is modifying the local winds… (and) bending them towards and into the fire,” the National Weather Service in Los Angeles warned Tuesday morning.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/10/us/franklin-fire-evacuations-wind-gusts-50-mph/index.html

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This started last night and is already at 2200+ acres.

[riversedge]

1. Franklin Fire in Malibu erupts near Pepperdine University as dangerous winds fuel blaze, prompting evacuations losangele

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Franklin Fire in Malibu erupts near Pepperdine University as dangerous winds fuel blaze, prompting evacuations
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By Matthew Rodriguez, Chelsea Hylton, Dean Fioresi, Julie Sharp

Updated on: December 10, 2024 / 11:19 AM PST / KCAL News





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A water-dropping helicopter battling the Franklin Fire in Malibu on Dec. 10, 2024.

[AntiFascist]

2. As more high value real estate becomes threatened by weather extremes...

maybe ruling elites will wake up to the problem. Do we have to wait for Mar-a-Lago or Manhattan to go under water?

[pfitz59]

3. California is just one big fire zone.

The climate is fire prone and ecosystem fire adapted. The only thing out of place are humans. Fire risk can be mitigated, with proper planning and political wherewithal. I remember a fire near San Diego. 190 homes turned into cinders. Just 1 home in the town survived intact because the owner incorporated proven fire-resistant construction and landscaping. When I lived in Sicily, I saw wildfires raging every summer. Few homes were affected because most were made of terra cotta bricks with tile roofs and steel shutters. They'd just close the doors and windows until the flames passed by. This could be done in fire-prone areas with changes to building codes. All it takes is the will.

[LauraInLA]

4. Even with fire-resistant buildings, we in CA are building more in the urban-wilderness interface, which

will inevitably mean more homes damaged/destroyed by fire.

[BigmanPigman]

5. I'm glad the water helicopters are allowed to fly at night now.

In San Diego a fire grew rapidly overnight since the helicopters and planes were grounded after sundown.

The 2007 Malibu fire burned all the way into the Pacific Ocean. Suzanne Somers' home was destroyed.

[maxsolomon]

6. Larger than FIVE Football fields?

Wow, that is almost 7 acres.