Using his own hose and water pump and water from his pool, Alec Gellis and a friend not only saved his house, but two other homes nearby. He also said they saved a 100-year-old tortoise.

A Malibu resident declared victory over the Franklin Fire after staying behind despite evacuation orders to keep his property and several others from being destroyed by flames. “When you’re in Malibu and you’ve been through a couple of fires,

The Franklin fire had burned 2,200 acres, according to California’s Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, and had leaped across the Pacific Coast Highway near Malibu, the city said in a social media post.

Dick Van Dyke credits neighbors with saving his life and his house after the Franklin Fire inched its way to toward his Malibu home earlier this week.

Mary Poppins star Dick van Dyke has opened up about his horrifying experience fleeing the California wildfires as he thanks his neighbours for "saving" him.

Screen legend Dick Van Dyke has shared details of his dramatic escape from the Malibu wildfires in a local news interview which was aired on the 'Today' show, Thursday, Dec. 12

California firefighters are still battling the Franklin Fire in Malibu, California, where over 4,000 acres have burned.

Cooler temperatures, calmer winds and a chance of rainfall in Southern California this week are forecast to help firefighters as they battle a wind-driven blaze in steep, rugged terrain that's driven thousands,