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The Oak Fire has grown to 14,281 acres with no containment as of Sunday morning.

Gov. Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency for Mariposa County Saturday due to the effects of the Oak Fire.

The Oak Fire started Friday afternoon southwest of the park near the town of Midpines. By Sunday, it had rapidly grown to 22 square miles.

The Oak Fire started Friday afternoon southwest of the park near the town of Midpines. By Saturday, it had rapidly grown to 10.2 square miles.

A huge wildfire near Yosemite has almost doubled in size to 12,000 acres and - firefighters have warned that it is still zero percent contained.

Drought and high temperatures have led to increasingly dangerous wildfires in the western US in recent years.

(AP) — A fast-moving brush fire near Yosemite National Park exploded in size Saturday into one of California’s largest wildfires of the year, prompting evacuation orders for thousands of pe

Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate a fast-moving wildfire near Yosemite National Park that exploded in size into one of California's largest wildfires...

It exploded in size into one of California’s largest wildfires of the year.

Over 400 firefighters battling blaze, which has destroyed 10 residential and commercial structures and threatens 2,000 more; evacuation orders put in effect for over 6,000 people