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California wildfire near Big Sur coast steered away from homes
The blaze burning near the scenic Big Sur region of California has charred nearly 73 square miles by Wednesday evening.
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The fire has now burned 57 structures, mostly homes, and after two weeks just keeps steadily growing.
Six outages have been reported since the fire broke and flames continue to threaten equipment and facilities in the area, according to PG&E.
Officials said Monday night better mapping allowed them to determine the fire had burned significantly more acreage than previously thought. A bulldozer operator working for the firefighting operation died in an accident last week.
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Fire spokeswoman Jennifer Myslivy says no evacuations have been ordered.
Nine structures, including four homes, have been destroyed, fire officials said. Firefighters were trying to stop a Washington blaze from reaching a thickly forested security zone at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.
The warning came as 5,500 firefighters battled a wildfire near the Big Sur coast, a well-known tourist destination.
The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe town of Sutcliffe is no longer threatened, but residents in some rural areas have been told to prepare to evacuate quickly if necessary.
A wildfire burning toward the Hanford nuclear reservation has scorched about 273 square miles of brush and grass as it spread from Yakima County into Benton County in south-central Washington.
KCFD says it appears the cause of the fire was from parking in an area with hot material, which set the rear tires on the driver’s side on fire. Authorities say some fences were damaged, but no homes have been lost.
It’s the largest of several wildfires burning in the state.
Farther north, firefighters have nearly controlled a 10-square-mile fire in a wilderness study area near where the Burning Man counterculture festival is held.
After days of high humidity and sweltering temperatures, cooler conditions in the area of Big Sur are now aiding firefighters in their efforts to finally get a blaze that has already scorched more than 63 square miles under control.
Residents have been allowed to return to their homes after a 5-square-mile wildfire prompted the evacuation of about two dozen homes in central Washington.
In eastern Nevada, officials are reporting 80 percent containment of a 1.3-square-mile wildfire on public rangeland about 95 miles northeast of Las Vegas.
Hundreds of additional homes are being evacuated or placed under alert as strong winds threaten to spread a Montana wildfire that’s already destroyed at least 14 homes. The fire has burned 46 square miles and is 84 per cent contained.
Containment of the fires was estimated at about 40 percent.
A almost 8-square-mile wildfire was burning in the scenic Poodle Mountain Wilderness Study Area, about 50 miles farther north.
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That fire started Saturday and by Monday had grown to over 3 square miles with just 20 percent of it surrounded by firefighters.