The highly dangerous wildfire is raging across Malibu, forcing 20,000 residents to flee as flames have now scorched over 3,000 acres.

Real time maps from California Fire Department show how the blaze has spread to over 3,000 acres of land – an area twice the size of Central Park. Pepperdine University, located near the fire ...

Los Angeles' National Weather Service issues warning Tuesday evening that southern California was still at "very extreme fire danger." ...

On Friday, the cause of the Franklin Fire remained under investigation, Cal Fire said. Rain was also expected in the region Saturday, per the NWS.

The Malibu fire map reveals how rapidly the Franklin wildfire has spread throughout southern California so far ... PT reveals that the wildfire is still active and is at 0% containment.

The map below shows where the Franklin Fire is burning. Get top local stories in Southern California delivered to you every morning. >Sign up for NBC LA's News Headlines newsletter. The Franklin ...

The Los Angeles and Ventura County regions are among the areas most affected by Red Flag Warnings. In the Santa Susana Mountains, the conditions have been classified as a Particularly Dangerous ...

The strongest offshore wind event in several years is expected across California ... of the Bay Area. Fire weather: PG&E ...

The blaze is one of 14 currently active in California. Officials have put most of Northern California is under a Red Flag Warning, which means "extreme fire behaviour" can occur within 24 hours.

This story was updated to add new air quality map and information. MALIBU, Calif. — Since Monday night, a fire in Malibu, California, has set more than 3,000 acres ablaze and forced thousands ...