Woolsey Fire threatens Pepperdine as students seek shelter on campus

MALIBU, Calif. (KABC) -- Flames threatened Pepperdine Friday night as the Woolsey Fire continued ravaging the Malibu area.[br /][br /]Los Angeles County Fire strike teams and air operations worked to contain the flames; water drops were conducted near the area.[br /][br /]The fire was visible from campus as a nearby hillside was covered in flames and outbuildings caught on fire.[br /][br /]The university tweeted no permanent structures were lost.[br /][br /]Pepperdine students at the university's Malibu campus were told to spend the night at two locations on the campus after the blaze prompted evacuation orders in the surrounding area, a protocol the university has employed in the past.[br /][br /]Hundreds of students were sheltered overnight. No evacuations were ordered as students continued to shelter in place.[br /][br /][twitter ID="1061155722136829952[br /]" /][br /]The protocol was first issued Friday morning at approximately 7 a.m. Students, faculty and staff who remained on campus were told to seek shelter at the campus' Tyler Campus Center and the Firestone Fieldhouse.[br /][Ads /][br /]Food and medical services were provided.[br /][br /]The protocol was temporarily lifted at about 12:37 p.m. and put in place again at 2 p.m., with Payson Library and the Tyler Campus Center being used for shelter during the night.[br /][Ads /][br /]The university and the Los Angeles County Fire Department determined remaining on campus was the safer option.[br /][br /]The university said at about 4:40 a.m. Friday that classes at the Malibu and Calabasas campuses were cancelled.