CARMEL, Calif., Aug. 2 (UPI) -- An illegal and abandoned campfire is the likely cause of the massive Soberanes Fire north of Big Sur in Northern California, fire officials said.
Investigators are searching for the person or persons who lit, then left a 2-foot by 2-foot campfire off a main trail in Garrapata State Park that launched the wildfire that has scorched 44,300 acres and destroyed 57 homes.