Monterey County’s Timber Fire grew slightly again overnight and containment shrunk slightly, but Cal Fire officials said Wednesday that crews were still making good progress overall.

The fire, burning in the rugged Central Coast wilderness around Big Sur, grew from about 16,000 acres to nearly 18,000 acres and containment shrank from 26% to 23%, according to Cal Fire.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.