The fire now burns in both Yosemite National Park and Sierra National Forest.
The Washburn Fire in central California has now scorched 4,700 acres from Yosemite National Park to Sierra National Forest as of Friday morning, officials said, growing over 300 acres overnight. The fire is renewing concerns about the impact of recurring wildfires on historic sequoia trees in the area.
Since its first few days, when the fire measured 1,591 acres with 0% containment and 360 firefighters assigned to the fire, the threat to the area's famous sequoia trees remains a major concern., and measures continue to be taken to protect the area.to protect trees in Sequoia National Park's Giant Forest from fire.
The closures are intended to assist firefighters in getting resources to and from the fire and to keep the public out of harm's way, officials said.
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