Franklin Fire Puts Pepperdine Students On Alert As Wildfire Charges Past Campus: 'Panic At First' Fear gripped Pepperdine University immediately after the blaze started as the rapidly advancing wildfire raged nearby. Normal operations at the Malibu campus ...

The Franklin Fire has burned 2,851 acres in Malibu, prompting evacuations and a shelter-in-place order at the Pepperdine University campus, which has since been lifted.

No structures were damaged and no one was injured, but students spent a frantic night sheltering in place as thousands of nearby residents evacuated.

The Franklin Fire has burned 3,049 acres in Malibu, prompting evacuations and a shelter-in-place order at the Pepperdine University campus, which has since been lifted.

As the Franklin Fire burns areas in and around Malibu, evacuation orders sent thousands scrambling. But for students and staff at Pepperdine University, where the flames and smoke were clearly visible,

Several roads in the Malibu area near Pepperdine University remain closed Wednesday, following the Franklin Fire which has threatened thousands of structures. Local officials issued road closures in areas where the flames posed danger. Many of the roads surrounding the fire will only be accessible by emergency officials and those evacuating.

A cross sitting atop a hiking trail overlooking Pepperdine University in Malibu, California has survived the Franklin Fire, which burned near the school earlier this week. (Credit: Pepperdine Universi

The campus community at Pepperdine University was instructed to shelter in place as the Franklin Fire threatened campus buildings and student housing.