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Timber Fire near 18,000 acres as containment slips despite progress by Cal Fire crews
Monterey County’s Timber Fire grew slightly again overnight and containment shrunk slightly, but Cal Fire officials said Wednesday that crews were still making good progress overall. The fire, burning in the rugged Central Coast wilderness around Big Sur, grew from about 16,000 acres to nearly 18,000 acres and containment shrank from 26% to 23%, according […] The post Timber Fire near 18,000 acres as containment slips despite progress by Cal Fire crews appeared first on Local News Matters .
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Monterey County’s Timber Fire grew slightly again overnight and containment shrunk slightly, but Cal Fire officials said Wednesday that crews were still making good progress overall. The fire, burning in the rugged Central Coast wilderness around Big Sur, grew from about 16,000 acres to nearly 18,000 acres and containment shrank from 26% to 23%, according […] The post Timber Fire near 18,000 acres as containment slips despite progress by Cal Fire crews appeared first on Local News Matters .
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According to Local News Matters’s source item, Timber Fire near 18,000 acres as containment slips despite progress by Cal Fire crews, Monterey County’s Timber Fire grew slightly again overnight and containment shrunk slightly, but Cal Fire officials said Wednesday that crews were still making good progress overall. The fire, burning in the rugged Central Coast wilderness around Big Sur, grew from about 16,000 acres to nearly 18,000 acres and containment shrank from 26% to 23%, according […] The post Timber Fire near 18,000 acres as containment slips despite progress by Cal Fire crews appeared first on Local News Matters .
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