Cooler weather helped California firefighters make good progress on a wildfire that erupted in scenic Malibu, and more than 3,000 residents have been allowed to return home by Thursday, officials said.

The Franklin Fire, which has burned more than 4,000 acres and destroyed some homes, was 30% contained Thursday night, fire officials said.

“We’ve had a lot of success on the incident over the last couple of days,” Dusty Martin, one of the fire incident commanders, said at a briefing…