Out of control fire in California's Big Sur powers clearings

Over 250 firemen supported by water-dropping airplanes contained around 20% of the blast.

Firemen on Sunday combat a fierce blaze that broke out in the rough mountains along Big Sur, driving many occupants on a dubious stretch of coast in the US province of California to clear and specialists to close its principle street.

The fire began Friday night in the Palo Colorado Canyon in Big Sur and immediately spread towards the ocean, fanned by solid breezes up to 80km/h (50 mph).

The burst consumed somewhere around 6 square kilometers (2.3 square miles) of brush and redwood trees, said Cecile Juliette, a representative for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

"The fire agreed with the breeze and the territory and that provided the fire with a ton of energy to make a major run," she said on Saturday.

Specialists connected with around 500 inhabitants, asking them to empty the scantily populated region among Carmel and Big Sur. Over 250 firemen from various offices and volunteer gatherings, helped by a water-dropping airplane, containing around 20% of the blast by Saturday evening.

"The breezes have subsided and that has helped us out," she said.

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