Aerial video shows Franklin Fire threatening Malibu neighborhoods

LOS ANGELES ? Firefighters continue to battle the Franklin Fire off of the Malibu coast as strong winds whip across Los Angeles.

Aerial footage shows the blaze burning near coastline neighborhoods, threatening homes. The fire, which started late Monday night according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department, has burned over 2,600 acres with 0% containment, as of a 12:16 update from CalFire.

Some homes have been destroyed in the fire, but officials do not have the exact number of damaged structures yet, Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony C. Marrone said Tuesday morning. There also were no reports of deaths or serious injuries, he said.

Multiple parts of the City of Malibu, including City Hall, are under evacuation warnings and many residents have had their power shut off to allow firefighters to fight the fire. All Malibu schools that are a part of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District as well as the Malibu campus of Santa Monica College were closed Tuesday due to the fire.

Pepperdine University lifted its shelter in place order for its campus Tuesday morning after the fire broke out nearby Monday night. Classes were cancelled and finals were postponed, university president Jim Gash said in a letter.

Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said at a Tuesday news briefing that there are more than 8,000 structures within the affected zone. Of those, more than 2,000 are under mandatory evacuation orders and roughly another 6,000 were under evacuation warnings.

The cause of the fire is under investigation, according to CalFire.

Franklin Fire map

Red flag warnings remain in place as fire burns

The National Weather Service issued red flag warnings across Los Angeles County in its morning update, including a Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warning for the Malibu coast that ran through 2 p.m. local time. A red flag warning replaces the dangerous situation warning through 2 p.m. Wednesday.

The NWS said that the Santa Ana wind pattern would peak today with sustained speeds of 25-40 mph gusts up to 40-65 mph. The forecaster said that the fire area would be one of the regions that would see some of the highest winds.

"If fire ignition occurs, conditions are favorable for large fires with very rapid fire spread, extreme fire behavior, and long range spotting, which would threaten life and property," the NWS said.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Aerial video: Franklin Fire threatens Malibu mansions