By The Associated Press, September 19, 2016
BIG SUR, Calif. – A wildfire burning for nearly two months on California’s scenic Big Sur coast has surpassed $200 million in firefighting costs, becoming the costliest to fight in U.S. history, according to date released Monday.
The fire has cost $206.7 million to fight so far, the National Interagency Fire Center said in a report. And with the blaze at only 67 per cent containment, there could be weeks left before the firefight is done.
