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Timber Fire stabilizes as evacuations ease, Hwy. 1 reopens; Plaskett Fire at 29,000 acres
Monterey County’s Timber Fire remained in its existing footprint over the past 24 hours or so, and authorities announced Wednesday that they soon will be downgrading some evacuation orders in the area. While the 25,000-acre fire is only about 23% contained, cooler temperatures and higher overnight humidity helped moderate its behavior. “The Timber Fire has […] The post Timber Fire stabilizes as evacuations ease, Hwy. 1 reopens; Plaskett Fire at 29,000 acres appeared first on Local News Matters .
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Monterey County’s Timber Fire remained in its existing footprint over the past 24 hours or so, and authorities announced Wednesday that they soon will be downgrading some evacuation orders in the area. While the 25,000-acre fire is only about 23% contained, cooler temperatures and higher overnight humidity helped moderate its behavior. “The Timber Fire has […] The post Timber Fire stabilizes as evacuations ease, Hwy. 1 reopens; Plaskett Fire at 29,000 acres appeared first on Local News Matters .
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According to Local News Matters’s source item, Timber Fire stabilizes as evacuations ease, Hwy. 1 reopens; Plaskett Fire at 29,000 acres, Monterey County’s Timber Fire remained in its existing footprint over the past 24 hours or so, and authorities announced Wednesday that they soon will be downgrading some evacuation orders in the area. While the 25,000-acre fire is only about 23% contained, cooler temperatures and higher overnight humidity helped moderate its behavior. “The Timber Fire has […] The post Timber Fire stabilizes as evacuations ease, Hwy. 1 reopens; Plaskett Fire at 29,000 acres appeared first on Local News Matters .
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