Twin Big Sur wildfires shut down Highway 1 as new blaze races toward coast
The Plaskett fire, which ignited Tuesday in a remote area about 30 miles down the coast from where the Timber fire started, exploded to nearly 6,000 acres by 9 p.m. Friday.
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