Red Flag fire warnings are expected to persist in the Malibu area along the Southern California coast into Wednesday afternoon after the Franklin Fire, which ignited Monday, forced evacuation orders or warnings for 18,

A brush fire broke out Monday evening off Malibu Canyon Road in Malibu amid Red Flag conditions prompted by Santa Ana winds. Watch Duty, a nonprofit that tracks wildfires, reported the fire broke out in heavy brush.

A large brush fire is burning in Malibu Canyon near Pepperdine University, prompting evacuations for residents. The blaze, dubbed the Franklin Fire, was first reported a little after 10:45 p.m. near S.