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Malibu wildfire destroys homes, forces 6,300 people to evacuate
MALIBU, California — Aided by favourable winds and weather, firefighters on Wednesday (Dec 11) progressed in containing a wildfire in the beach community of Malibu, California, where 6,300 people evacuated their homes as schools and businesses shut t
Nearly 2,000 firefighters were battling the Franklin Fire, which scorched more than 4,000 acres (1,620 hectares) since it began on Monday and has destroyed nine buildings and damaged six others, officials said. It was seven per cent contained as of Wednesday night.
The steep, rugged terrain northwest of Los Angeles prevented firefighters from reaching much of the blaze, which will take several more days to contain, said Dusty Martin, assistant fire chief with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire).
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