At least two buildings have been damaged in a Malibu brush fire that is the product of dangerous Santa Ana winds, scorching around 50 acres before being contained by fire fighters.

A wind-whipped wildfire tore through parched brush in the coastal city of Malibu near Pepperdine University on Wednesday morning, closing a section of the Pacific Coast Highway, officials said. The Broad Fire ignited southwest of the Pacific Coast Highway and South Malibu Canyon Road,

The Pacific Coast Highway is closed in Malibu as firefighters respond to a wildfire driven by powerful dry winds.