Big Sur wildfire causes evacuations as Harris visits state to tout federal plan

The Colorado fire grew to more than 1,500 acres while, earlier in the day, the vice-president outlined a response to reduce risk

On the day Vice-president Kamala Harris visited California to highlight new funding for fighting wildfires, residents more than 350 miles (560 km) away in the Big Sur area were told to evacuate from their homes due to a new blaze.

Monterey county officials ordered the evacuations late on Friday, after the Colorado fire grew to more than 1,500 acres.

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