More than 700 firefighters have been battling the blaze, with a further 300 set to join in an attempt to get the fire under control.
Thousands of people have been evacuated from the path of a fast-moving wildfire sweeping through parts of California's upmarket city of Malibu. Among those forced to leave their homes were Hollywood actor Dick Van Dyke, who turns 99 on Friday, and his wife Arlene, while singer Cher reportedly also fled the area. Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang star Van Dyke wrote on Facebook: 'Arlene and I have safely evacuated with our animals except for Bobo escaped as we were leaving.
The fire broke out on Monday evening in an area known as Malibu Canyon. Ryan Song, a resident assistant at Pepperdine University, said the power went out in his room late on Monday and when he looked out the window he saw a pink glow. The 20-year-old said: 'I thought this is too bright, and it got bigger and bigger. I immediately went outside and saw that it was a real fire.' 'It felt really close,' he said, adding he was probably less than a mile away.
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