SAN JOSE, Calif. — Evacuation orders were lifted for hundreds of people and Highway 1 was fully reopened Wednesday after firefighters contained 55% of the Colorado Fire, which was sparked along the Big Sur coast Friday afternoon, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
The cause of the Monterey County fire, which was announced in a Cal Fire investigation on Tuesday, was attributed to hot embers from a pile burning operation.
“High winds blew the embers onto nearby vegetation, which ignited the fire,” officials said in the news release.
