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Timelapse Footage Shows Fire Activity in California's Big Sur

A wildfire burning in Big Sur, California, had spread across 1,050 acres by the evening of January 22, officials said, prompting evacuation orders in Monterey County.

The Colorado Fire started on Friday evening near Palo Colorado Canyon and was 20 percent contained by Saturday evening, Cal Fire said.

Highway 1 was closed in both directions on Friday near the fire, and remained closed Saturday evening.

This footage, from an ALERTWildfire camera, shows fire late on January 22. Credit: ALERTWildfire via Storyful