Pepperdine Students Sheltered in Place as Malibu Wildfire Raged Outside
Briefly

Students and faculty huddled in campus facilities as flames raged nearby, maintaining calm and community spirit despite the threat posed by the Franklin fire.
Michael Friel, a university spokesman, emphasized the importance of the shelter-in-place protocol that allowed students to stay safe during the ongoing wildfires.
Despite widespread evacuations in Malibu, the campus community united, sharing a mix of concern and determination as they waited out the fire's proximity.
Gabrielle Salgado, a senior, described the stressful night: 'We saw the flames...We were scared but knew we were safer inside the library.'
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