The Latest: Wildfire near Big Sur destroys 57 homes
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Latest on the wildfires burning in the West (all times local):
9 a.m.
Fire officials say a wildfire burning near California's dramatic Big Sur coast has destroyed 57 homes.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said Saturday that the blaze has grown to 52 square miles (134 square kilometers).
The blaze a few miles north of Big Sur has also killed a bulldozer operator working the fire line.
More than 5,000 firefighters are battling the week-old wildfire that officials expect to linger until the end of August.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Officials say flames are concentrated in forested ridges above the summer fog line along the coast. Many patches of fire were in areas too steep to be reached