Nearby Pepperdine University canceled classes Tuesday, as students sheltering in place on the school’s Malibu campus watch the flames in the distance. About 6,000 people and more than 2,000 structures are under evacuation orders, CNN affiliate KABC reported, citing information from fire officials. Firefighters drive through Pepperdine University as the Franklin Fire approaches Tuesday. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer) Eric Thayer/APVideos taken at Pepperdine University overnight show people walking around the grounds, the darkness lit by an orange glow as flames blaze in the distance. “All community members on the Malibu campus are directed to shelter in place in the Tyler Campus Center or Payson Library.

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