More than 3,000 acres of land have been burned, according to officials’ latest information. Some 1,500 firefighters have been sent to tackle the flames.
Federal assistance has been made available, Governor Gavin Newsom said.
The blaze has left a trial of burnt-out cars and buses as well as the charred remains of homes. Seven structures were destroyed and eight damaged, authorities said.
Malibu is popular with celebrities. Homes owned by stars including Lady Gaga, Beyonce and Jay Z were reportedly among those in the evacuation zone.
Van Dyke was among the stars forced to flee, he said in a post on Facebook.
The Mary Poppins star, who turns 99 on Friday, said he and his wife Arlene safely left with their pets, except for one cat named Bobo, which remains missing.
“We’re praying he’ll be OK and that our community in Serra Retreat will survive these terrible fires,” he wrote on Facebook.
Witnesses told KABC-TV that the home belonging to the actor’s neighbour had caught fire, but that Dyke’s was untouched.
Singer Cher also had to flee the fire, according to the New York Times.
Barbra Streisand is another famous resident of Malibu, however, her publicist told the New York Times it was unclear whether she has evacuated.
Star Wars actor Mark Hamill, another local, said definitively that he was staying put.
