A dangerous wildfire is raging in the Malibu area of ​​California, prompting students at a local college to seek shelter from the flames overnight.

Pepperdine University issued a shelter-in-place order shortly after 1 a.m. local time on Tuesday, Dec. 10, ordering everyone on campus to shelter in place at either the Tyler Campus Center or the Payson Library due to nearby Franklin -Fire raged.

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“Just seeing the flames get bigger and the bright red color of the fire getting brighter and brighter – it was so scary,” student Gabrielle Salgado told ABC affiliate KABC.

Less than three hours later, Pepperdine announced that the worst part of the fire had passed the school.

The curfew was lifted around 7:30 a.m. local time and students were allowed to return to their respective dormitories. Classes and final exams were still canceled for that day.

According to CalFire, the Franklin Fire has burned about 2,200 acres of land since it started late Monday, Dec. 9. As of 8:30 a.m. the fire is 0% contained.

The city of Malibu said all schools were closed on December 10 “until further notice.”

“Authorities are urging residents and visitors to stay away from the area as the fire continues to pose a significant threat,” CalFire said.

According to the National Weather Service, red flag warnings have been issued for much of the area “due to damaging Santa Ana winds.”

The NWS said there is “an increased risk of ignition” of a new fire “due to the expected long duration of hazardous fire weather conditions and critically dry fuels” in the area.

“As a result, there is an increasing risk that fire weather conditions will rival other recent historic fires, including the Mountain and Thomas fires,” the NWS said.