The forest fire burning up the Big Sur coast has destroyed 57 homes according to Cal-Fire, which has expanded evacuations in the area. The Soberanes fire has reached 40,000 acres in size and is considered 18 percent contained. One person, a bulldozer operator, has been killed. Two thousand homes remain threatened, and more than 5,000 firefighters are battling the blaze.
An 1,800-acre wildfire burning near Fresno is threatening 400 structures. Evacuation orders remain in place as the blaze continues moving in a southeasterly direction. More than 1,300 firefighters are on scene.
Meanwhile, Cal-Fire reports that the 42-acre Dockery Fire burning in Lassen County just west of Susanville near the intersection of State Route 36 and County Road A1 is 90 percent contained. All evacuations have been lifted.
The North Branch Extension Fire near Clearlake Oaks in Lake County was declared 100 percent contained Sunday. It scorched 25 acres.
