Firefighters gain better control of ‘Colorado fire’

24 Jan 2022, 05:51 PM ISTFirefighters have gained greater control of the so-called Colorado Fire, a wildfire that closed northern California’s scenic coastal highway and threatened a famous bridge.Reuters2/5​Fire started on FridayThe Colorado Fire broke out on Friday night and crossed the Pacific Coast Highway, burning for a time on the ocean side of the road. The fire was 35% contained on Sunday nightReuters3/5​Fire threatened famous bridgeThe fire approached, but did not damage, the Bixby Creek Bridge, known for its spectacular concrete arch support that soars 260 feet over the gorge and Pacific Ocean below.Reuters4/5​Atypical January fireSuch fires are atypical for this time of year. The Colorado Fire has scorched an area that went more than a decade without a January fire across more than 100 acres.Reuters5/5​Wildfire season getting longerCalifornia has long had an active wildfire season, but it has grown longer and more punishing in recent years, fueled at least partly by climate change and a two-decade drought.Reuters