From Friday to Sunday, the blaze expanded from 250 acres to roughly 1,600 acres as over 400 firefighters have tried to contain it
A grove containing some of the world’s oldest giant sequoia trees is under threat from a rapidly growing wildfire at California’s YosemiteFrom Friday to Sunday, the blaze expanded from 250 acres to roughly 1,600 acres, with the terrain of timber and brush fueling the flames, officials said. Visitors on the Washburn Trail of the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias first reported the blaze on 7 July, and more than 400 firefighters have gone out to try to contain it.
Park managers ordered more than 1,600 visitors to leave from a nearby community, campground and hotel that were preparing for the height of the summer tourist season. They closed the park’s southern entrance as smoke and soot proliferated from the point of the fire, though visitors can still use the western entrance to access some of the most popular attractions, including Yosemite Valley.
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