Malibu Wildfires
Strong winds continue to fuel the fast-moving, 3,000-acre Malibu wildfire that has destroyed homes and forced authorities to issue evacuation orders to around 20,000 people in Los Angeles County, California.
The National Weather Service in Los Angeles warned Tuesday night there remained a "very extreme fire danger" across southern California as thousands of first responders worked to control the flames.
Evacuees from Malibu include several famous figures who live in the sought-after beachside community. Actor Dick Van Dyke, who turns 99 on Friday, wrote on Facebook that he and his wife Arlene escaped safely on Tuesday with their animals, except a cat named Bobo.
Singer Cher also evacuated to a hotel Monday night along with her pets, publicist Liz Rosenberg confirmed to the New York Times.
Students at Pepperdine University in Malibu have spoken of the terrifying ordeal of being told to shelter-in-place in the campus library and other buildings, while watching flames spreading nearby.
"We were supposed to be taking finals this week and with the students that I talked to, we’d much rather be taking finals than living through this experience," Rachel Flynn, a Pepperdine senior, told NBC Los Angeles.
"Tonight, it’s on Dresher Hill, which is the opposite side of campus than it was last night," she said. "So, that’s definitely concerning for me because that’s where my dorm is located. That’s where my car is parked. I’m watching the flames expand and grow."
The National Weather Service in Los Angeles warned Tuesday night there remained a "very extreme fire danger" across southern California as thousands of first responders worked to control the flames.
Evacuees from Malibu include several famous figures who live in the sought-after beachside community. Actor Dick Van Dyke, who turns 99 on Friday, wrote on Facebook that he and his wife Arlene escaped safely on Tuesday with their animals, except a cat named Bobo.
Singer Cher also evacuated to a hotel Monday night along with her pets, publicist Liz Rosenberg confirmed to the New York Times.
Students at Pepperdine University in Malibu have spoken of the terrifying ordeal of being told to shelter-in-place in the campus library and other buildings, while watching flames spreading nearby.
"We were supposed to be taking finals this week and with the students that I talked to, we’d much rather be taking finals than living through this experience," Rachel Flynn, a Pepperdine senior, told NBC Los Angeles.
"Tonight, it’s on Dresher Hill, which is the opposite side of campus than it was last night," she said. "So, that’s definitely concerning for me because that’s where my dorm is located. That’s where my car is parked. I’m watching the flames expand and grow."