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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
World
Gabrielle Canon

As a wildfire erupted, Malibu was told to evacuate. Why were students at Pepperdine told to stay put?

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Land around the Phillips Theme tower at Pepperdine University is scorched by the Franklin fire in Malibu, California, on Tuesday. Photograph: Jae C Hong/AP

As thousands of residents fled a roaring wildfire ripping through Malibu’s mountainsides on Monday, Pepperdine University students stayed put.

Howling winds spit embers into the trees of the Christian college’s picturesque campus and the skies cast an ominous orange-and-red haze as students gathered in two buildings in the center of campus.

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