Associated Press ‘Fire monks’ ready to defend monastery from Big Sur blaze BIG SUR, Calif. — A group of firefighting monks was ready to defend a Buddhist monastery being threatened Tuesday by a wildfire burning in the rugged central coast mountains south of Big Sur.
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BIG SUR, Calif. — A group of firefighting monks was ready to defend a Buddhist monastery being threatened Tuesday by a wildfire burning in the rugged central coast mountains south of Big Sur.