Plaskett Fire Overtakes Timber Fire in Size; over 50,000 Acres Burned in Big Sur

Timber, Plaskett wildfires grow in Monterey County: Alarming warning, evacuation order, shelters, Highway 1 closure

Monterey County is battling expanding wildfires, with the Timber fire at 25,190 acres (22% contained) and the Plaskett fire at 26,734 acres (1% contained).

Plaskett Fire Hits 26K Acres, California’s Largest Active Blaze

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Plaskett Fire overtakes Timber Fire in size; over 50,000 acres burned in Big Sur

Two wildfires burning in California's Big Sur region have burned more than 50,000 acres, officials said, as the fast-moving Plaskett Fire has now overtaken the Timber Fire in size.

Plaskett Fire explodes to nearly 27,000 acres as fire officials issue alarming warning

The Plaskett Fire in Monterey County has burned nearly 27K acres with less than 1% containment as of Tuesday morning, making it the largest active wildfire in the state.

Plaskett Fire overtakes Timber Fire in acreage, burns nearly 27,000 acres

The Plaskett Fire has overtaken the Timber Fire, growing to 26,734 acres in less than a week. CAL FIRE says 661 personnel are battling the blaze.

Map: Plaskett Fire growing aggressively in Big Sur, now bigger than Timber

In an extremely active weekend, the Plaskett Fire continued to push south along the Big Sur coast and the evacuation zone was expanded to the edge of San Luis Obispo County.