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Pfeiffer Fire near Big Sur, California - The MODIS or Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer instrument that flies aboard NASA's Aqua satellite captured an image of smoke and detected the heat from the Pfeiffer Fire near Big Sur, Calif., on Dec. 16 at 21:05 UTC/4:05 p.m. EST. The red outlined area represents the heat from the fire.
According to Reuters News, the fire has destroyed at least 15 homes and caused many residential evacuations.

The Incident Information System called Inciweb, the U.S. multi-agency firefighting website, reported that the wildfire started around midnight Pacific Standard local time on Dec. 16 in the vicinity of Pfeiffer Ridge in the Monterey Ranger District of Los Padres National Forest. It is in an area of rugged terrain and has already consumed over 500 acres. As of Dec. 17, the fire was zero percent contained.

Image: NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team, Caption: NASA Goddard, Rob Gutro
The Incident Information System called Inciweb, the U.S. multi-agency firefighting website, reported that the wildfire started around midnight Pacific Standard local time on Dec. 16 in the vicinity of Pfeiffer Ridge in the Monterey Ranger District of Los Padres National Forest. It is in an area of rugged terrain and has already consumed over 500 acres. As of Dec. 17, the fire was zero percent contained.
Image: NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team, Caption: NASA Goddard, Rob Gutro