Residents, Campers Return To Big Sur After Fires

CBS 5 WeatherCenter: Fire Weather Conditions Slideshow: Raging California Wildfires Complete Wildfires Video Coverage BIG SUR, Calif. (CBS) ― The lifting of voluntary evacuations and the opening of Big Sur's popular central coast camping areas mean that tourists and locals can begin flocking back to one of California's popular destination spots. The last piece of the containment line burned out Thursday in the Basin Complex Fire, tying in the containment perimeter and allowing the Monterey County Sheriff's Office to lift all voluntary evacuations and road closures Friday at 6 p.m. The fire, which began June 21, was 79 percent contained as of 7 a.m. Friday and has burned 152,211 acres so far. There have been a total of nine injuries reported, and 26 houses and 32 other structures have been destroyed by the flames. Fire crews... [read full story]