On the central coast, meanwhile, California's biggest fire expanded to more than 94 square miles north of the scenic Big Sur region. Hundreds of firefighters, aided by 16 aircraft, battled flames that spread across 7 square miles on the northern side of the rugged mountain range about 60 miles east of Los Angeles. Across the Mojave, officials in southern Nevada issued an air quality advisory because of smoke from the fire more than 200 miles away. Air tankers swooped low to paint the dry vegetation with pink fire retardant. Five state parks frequented by tourists on the Highway 1 route between San Francisco and Los Angeles remained closed.

Source: Fox News August 08, 2016 19:30 UTC