2 wildfires burn along California’s scenic Big Sur coast
BIG SUR, Calif. (AP) — Fire crews with water-dropping aircraft attacked a small wildfire that prompted new evacuations Thursday along California’s remote Big Sur coast, where a much larger blaze has been burning for nearly three weeks. The Plaskett Fire erupted the previous…
Smoke from the Plaskett Fire billowed into the sky near Big Sur, California, on Thursday, August 27, 2026, prompting new evacuations along the remote coast, according to the Associated Press. The Plaskett Fire ignited the day before in steep terrain in Monterey County, near Highway 1. Authorities briefly shut down a section of the scenic coastal route as firefighters battled the flames to prevent them from spreading through canyons.
A few isolated homes were under evacuation orders and warnings, with no containment yet achieved for the Plaskett Fire, whose origin was under investigation. Roughly 40 miles (60 kilometers) north, on August 8, officials closed another stretch of Highway 1 due to the Timber Fire, which had been active for nearly three weeks. Fire crews conducted back-burning operations, setting controlled fires to contain the larger blaze, which had grown to nearly 31 square miles (80 square kilometers) and boasted a 20% containment rate.
High fire danger persisted across much of California, fueled by an elevated risk of lightning and strong winds from the remnants of a tropical storm in the Pacific.
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