The Broad Fire in Malibu burned 50 acres, leading to road closures and a 15% containment effort by firefighters.

A wind-whipped wildfire tore through parched brush in the coastal city of Malibu near Pepperdine University on Wednesday morning, closing a section of the Pacific Coast Highway, officials said. The Broad Fire ignited southwest of the Pacific Coast Highway and South Malibu Canyon Road,

Firefighters battled a brush 50-acre brush fire that ignited near homes on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu Wednesday morning. The blaze had burned about 5 acres when it was first reported in the

Red Flag Warnings remain in effect for local valleys until 7 p.m. Thursday evening with alerts set to expire for mountain areas by late Friday morning.

Southern California Edison has temporarily shut-off power in high-risk service areas across Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties — impacting approximately 38,016

Wind gusts topping 70 mph in the San Gabriel Mountains are providing a taste of the conditions that are expected to continue into Thursday.