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Famed tourist destinations evacuated as wildfire threatens California’s Big Sur
The Guardian • • general
Key Points:
- Evacuations have been ordered along California’s Big Sur coast due to the Timber fire in Monterey County, which has grown to 2,000 acres and threatens 259 buildings, including tourist destinations and state parks.
- Nearly 500 fire personnel are battling the blaze in the Los Padres National Forest, with containment efforts focused on protecting homes and preventing the fire from crossing the Pacific Coast Highway.
- The cause of the fire, which started Saturday evening, remains under investigation, and officials have closed parts of Highway 1 to non-residents, urging visitors to avoid the area.
- Wildfires are also impacting other parts of the western US and Canada, with military support on standby in British Columbia, evacuations in Nevada, and containment efforts in Washington and Oregon, where this year has seen record land burned by wildfires.
