By Tim Fang Firefighters battling two large wildfires in California’s Big Sur region said Thursday that while they are making progress on the Timber Fire, the larger Plaskett Fire continues to grow. According to updates posted by Cal Fire on Thursday evening, the Plaskett Fire has burned 29,702 acre…
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Firefighters make progress on Timber Fire in Big Sur while Plaskett Fire rages on
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Plaskett Fire overtakes Timber Fire in size; over 54,000 acres burned in Big Sur
By Tim Fang A lengthy stretch of Highway 1 on California’s rugged Big Sur coastline is closed Friday, as firefighters continued to battle the Timber and Plaskett fires. The larger of the two fires, the Timber Fire burned 23,343 acres as of Friday morning, according to Cal Fire, with containment at 2…
By Tim Fang A lengthy stretch of Highway 1 on California’s rugged Big Sur coastline remains closed Saturday, as firefighters continue to battle the Timber and Plaskett fires. Timber Fire Update The larger of the two fires, the Timber Fire, burned 24,839 acres as of Saturday afternoon, according to C…
The Plaskett Fire in Big Sur has grown by about 10,000 acres since Sunday, expanding to nearly 27,000 acres and surpassing the size of the Timber Fire burning about 35 miles to the north.
Hundreds of firefighters remain on the front lines of two wildfires burning off the coast of Big Sur. Timber and Plaskett fires While crews have reached 22% containment on the Timber Fire, the neighboring Plaskett Fire—located about 25 miles away—continues to grow.
LOS ANGELES — One of two destructive wildfires burning near Big Sur in Monterey County, Calif., has nearly doubled in size over the last two days. The aggressive Plaskett Fire overtook the Timber Fire in size; together, they have blackened more than 50,000 acres.
By Tim Fang Two wildfires burning in California’s Big Sur region have burned more than 54,000 acres, officials said, as the fast-moving Plaskett Fire has now overtaken the Timber Fire in size. According to Cal Fire, the fires are the two largest burning in the state as of Wednesday.
By Tim Fang Firefighters battling two large wildfires in California’s Big Sur region said Thursday that while they are making progress on the Timber Fire, the larger Plaskett Fire continues to grow. According to updates posted by Cal Fire on Thursday evening, the Plaskett Fire has burned 29,702 acre…
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