The famous roadway remained open, but smoke and the threat of flames forced the closure of state parks near Big Sur, a big economic driver for the region. California coastline wildfire is big and getting biggerBIG SUR, Calif. — Firefighters struggled Thursday to get the upper hand on a massive wildfire burning along California’s picturesque Big Sur coastline, where anxious residents driven from their homes awaited word on their properties and popular parks and trails closed at the height of tourist season. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection estimated it will take until the end of August to extinguish it. Four people who escaped the Big Sur fire early in the week acknowledged growing marijuana in the area for the last three months, Monterey County sheriff’s Sgt. Another man was killed last week in a wildfire still burning on the outskirts of Los Angeles.

Source: Manila Bulletin July 29, 2016 07:30 UTC