California’s Big Sur Sees Evacuation Orders as Timber Fire Grows The devastating Timber fire has spread across California's Big Sur coast, forcing evacuations and closures along the Pacific Coast Highway.
This is a stark reminder of the growing crisis unfolding across the American West, where multiple states are struggling to contain out of control wildfires that have left thousands displaced and at least one life lost.
According to recent statistics, nearly half of the fires in the region are burning unchecked.