Vegetation around the Phillips Theme Tower at Pepperdine University is scorched by the Franklin Fire in Malibu, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
A charred hillside is seen after the Franklin Fire swept through on the Pepperdine University grounds Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Eugene Garcia)
Students sleep on couches on the Pepperdine University campus, where a makeshift shelter was set up as the Franklin Fire closed in Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
A burned hillside is seen behind the entrance to the Pepperdine University campus after the Franklin Fire swept through, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)
Smoke from the Franklin Fire fills the air on the Pepperdine University campus Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
A burned hillside is seen behind the entrance to the Pepperdine University campus after the Franklin Fire swept through, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)
A car drives past flames from the Franklin Fire at Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)
Students wear masks as smoke from the Franklin Fire fills the air on the Pepperdine University campus Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)