Thousands of people have vacated their homes in Malibu due to the Franklin Fire setting the city ablaze, including a litany of high-profile residents.On Monday, fires spread throughout the area, exacerbated by dry land and Santa Ana winds.

Aided by favorable winds and weather, firefighters on Wednesday progressed in containing a wildfire in the beach community of Malibu, California, where 6,300 people evacuated their homes as schools and businesses shut their doors.

Thousands of Southern California residents were under evacuation orders Tuesday as firefighters battled a wind-driven wildfire in Malibu that burned near seaside mansions and Pepperdine University, where students sheltering at the school's library watched as the blaze intensified and the sky turned deep red.