A wind-driven wildfire broke out late Friday in the rugged mountains above Big Sur in California, forcing residents to evacuate their homes and authorities to shut down a stretch of the Pacific Coast Highway.
The fire started in a canyon and was pushed by 56 km/h winds to the sea, jumping the highway and burning on the west side.
It burned at least six square kilometres and was five per cent contained, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said Saturday.
The Monterey County Sheriff’s office ordered evacuations in the Palo Colorado Canyon at about 9:30 p.m. local time and shut down an iconic stretch
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