The Latest: California wildfire continues to grow

In this photo provided by inciweb.nwcg.gov, a wildfire smolders on the northwest side of Owyhee Canyon south of Vale, Ore., Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016. The nearly 50-square-mile fire in eastern Oregon near the Idaho state line is now threatening Succor Creek State Park. (inciweb.nwcg.gov via AP) (The Associated Press)

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Firefighters perform a firing operation along Interlake Road while battling the Chimney Fire in Southern Monterey County on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016. The fire started south of Nacimiento Reservoir in San Luis Obispo County. (David Royal/The Monterey County Herald via AP) (The Associated Press)

Santa Barbara County Firefighter Brice Wible knocks down fire on a burning log as firefighters perform a firing operation along Interlake Road while battling the Chimney Fire in Southern Monterey County on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016. The fire started south of Nacimiento Reservoir in San Luis Obispo County. (David Royal/The Monterey County Herald via AP) (The Associated Press)

The Latest on wildfires burning in the West (all times local):

6:05 a.m.

A stubborn and destructive wildfire on California's central coast continues to grow as crews struggle to increase containment.

Cal Fire's Rich Eagan said Wednesday that the 10-day-old blaze has charred more than 60 square miles of dry brush and timber and destroyed 45 homes. The fire has remained at 35 percent containment for several days.

At least 2,400 people are under evacuation orders in San Luis Obispo and Monterey counties.

Hearst Castle, William Randolph Hearst's palatial ocean-view estate that's now a tourist attraction, remains closed because of its proximity to the flames. Officials say they are increasingly confident it will be spared.

Several other fires in central California have burned tens of thousands of acres of brush and prompted evacuations of campgrounds and recreation areas.

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