Brushfire grows to more than 1,500 acres in Big Sur amid high winds

Evacuations were in place south of Carmel on Saturday after the blaze was reported around 7 p.m. Friday in the Palo Colorado Canyon area, authorities said; it was 5% contained as of 7:45 a.m. Saturday. Highway 1 was closed from Rio Road in Carmel to Andrew Molera State Park in the Big Sur area Saturday morning.

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