Wildfire near Yosemite National Park balloons to California's largest this year
A rapidly expanding wildfire near Yosemite National Park, California’s largest of the season, at 17,000 acres, prompted thousands of evacuations Monday and
A rapidly expanding wildfire near Yosemite National Park, California’s largest of the season, at 17,000 acres, prompted thousands of evacuations Monday and sent smoke to the San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento.
The Oak Fire, which erupted Friday, was 10% contained Monday as firefighters traversed steep terrain in sweltering temperatures and low humidity.
Ten structures were destroyed, seven were damaged and more than 3,200 were threatened as firefighters worked to prevent the blaze from encroaching on the national park.
California’s Oak Fire is so large it can now be seen from spaceJuly 26, 202203:38Mariposa resident Rodney McGuire lost everything as his home and his classic car collection were reduced to rubble, soot and ash Sunday. Nothing remained of his mountain property aside from a sign reading "McGuire's Home."
"I still haven't absorbed this," he said through tears.
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