A firefighter sprays water as the Franklin Fire burns in Malibu, Calif., on Dec, 10, 2024. (Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)
(Bloomberg) — A Southern California wildfire whipped by “particularly dangerous” winds destroyed homes, shut schools and spurred the evacuation of thousands of people near Malibu this week.
The Franklin Fire scorched about 2,600 acres after starting late Monday and remains out of control, according to Cal Fire, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Strong winds have fanned the blaze, which at one point tripled in size in just an hour.
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