Aggressive Plaskett fire outgrows Timber fire as Big Sur wildfires rage
The aggressive Plaskett fire overtook the Timber fire in size, and together they have blackened more than 50,000 acres.
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From the CurrentWire archive
- 'Measured in weeks, not days': Plaskett and Timber fires near Big Sur scorch 33,000 acres
- Highway 1 and Big Sur businesses reopen, but Timber fire still burns
- Firefighters struggling to get a handle on Timber fire as blaze surges again in Big Sur
- 2 wildfires burn along California's scenic Big Sur coast
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- 33.1 of 35
- Source authority
- 9 of 20
- Coverage breadth
- 4 of 20
- Geographic relevance
- 3.5 of 10
- Story prominence
- 6.5 of 10
- Velocity
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Strongest signal: freshness, 33.1 of 35. How each signal is calculated.
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