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 is tearing through parched brush in the coastal city of Malibu near Pepperdine University on Wednesday morning, officials said. The Broad Fire ignited southwest of the Pacific Coast Highway and South Malibu Canyon Road,

Several injuries have been reported in Southern California as wildfires spread Wednesday amid an extreme fire weather threat driven by strong Santa Ana winds.