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Malibu Fire Department Contains Brush Fire

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Photos courtesy of Julie Ellerton A brush fire broke out near Civic Center Way in Malibu around 3 a.m. on Monday, according to Fire Station 88 Engineer Matt Rickard. The cause of the fire is still being investigated. While the blaze was estimated to be 6 acres, firefighters later changed the figure to approximately 2.6 acres. The fire was 95 percent contained and air … [Read more...] about Malibu Fire Department Contains Brush Fire

Malibu Fire Caused By Downed Power Line

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Photos by Kelly Rodriguez As multiple wildfires burn across Southern California, firefighters knocked out a blaze this morning in Malibu. A fire broke out at 5331 Horizon Drive between Kanan Dume Road and Trancas Canyon Road in northern Malibu this morning around 8 a.m. The fire was caused by a downed power line that sparked a nearby tree and quickly spread due to wind … [Read more...] about Malibu Fire Caused By Downed Power Line

Fire Claims Building at Calamigos; Students Unharmed

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Photo by Michaela Meyer Pepperdine students were evacuated from their Calamigos Ranch dorms early this morning as a fire destroyed one of the buildings on the property. The Gerson Club, a lounge area near the ranch’s upper pool, burned down completely. Students were evacuated at 4 a.m., on Monday and the fire was extinguished by the fire department by 5 a.m. No one was … [Read more...] about Fire Claims Building at Calamigos; Students Unharmed

From Our Feed: Two Fires Blazed During Heat Wave Saturday

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Photos by Matt Benton Firefighters extinguished two brush fires in Malibu on Saturday, one near Corral Canyon and the other near Las Flores Canyon Road, according to the Malibu Times. High temperatures of up to 94 degrees from the record-breaking heat wave in Southern California helped feed the fire, first reported at 2:45 p.m., as it spread up hillsides and close to … [Read more...] about From Our Feed: Two Fires Blazed During Heat Wave Saturday