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    "date": "2023-06-08",
    "type": "wildfire",
    "cleryCategory": "advisory",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Pacific Coast Highway Traffic Stopped due to Wildfire at PCH and Topanga Canyon",
    "headlinePublic": "Pacific Coast Highway Traffic Stopped due to Wildfire at PCH and Topanga Canyon",
    "summary": "On 2023-06-08, [Pepperdine Emergency Information posted: Pacific Coast Highway Traffic Stopped due to Wildfire at PCH and Topanga Canyon](https://emergency.pepperdine.edu/2023/06/08/pacific-coast-highway-traffic-stopped-due-to-wildfire-at-pch-and-topanga-canyon/).",
    "outcome": "See notice.",
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      "timestampApprox": "2023-06-08",
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      "verbatimText": "Traffic on Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) is stopped in both directions near PCH and Topanga Canyon due to a small wildfire. The Los Angeles County Fire Department is addressing the fire and has stopped traffic due to the fire’s proximity to PCH. Officials note the fire is not a threat to Pepperdine’s Malibu campus. For the most up-to-date information on roads near Pepperdine’s Malibu campus, please call the Road Conditions Hotline at 310.506.7623 (ROAD). Greater Los Angeles road conditions can be viewed online at www.sigalert.com.",
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      "title": "Pacific Coast Highway Traffic Stopped due to Wildfire at PCH and Topanga Canyon",
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