(17:30) MONTEREY COUNTY – The approximately 16-thousand acre Soberanes Fire, burning between Big Sur and Carmel Highlands, is negatively impacting the air quality along the central coast, along with threatening hundreds of homes. The Soberanes Fire also caused a spot fire east of Hurricane Point that spread to nearly 1,000 acres today. A community meeting for anyone affected by the Soberanes Fire is scheduled for 6 p.m. this evening at Carmel River School, located at 15th and Monte Verde in Carmel. The meeting will be hosted by Cal Fire and the U.S. Forest Service. Representatives from the county’s sheriff’s office, health office, and emergency services agency will be present to answer questions.
