A wildfire burning in the steep mountains above California's Big Sur coastline has prompted evacuations of well-known tourist sites, including the Nepenthe restaurant, the Henry Miller Memorial Library, and the Alila Ventana resort. The Timber fire, which started Saturday in Monterey County's Los Padres National Forest, had grown to nearly 3,000 acres by Tuesday, with around 500 firefighters assigned to the blaze and containment at just 5%. Authorities have closed part of the Pacific Coast Highway to non-residents and are focused on protecting homes and preventing the fire from crossing the highway, as the cause of the blaze — which threatens 259 buildings — remains under investigation.