Page 7 - Electra Fire News Today

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — A wildfire threatening the largest grove of giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park more than doubled in size in a day…

There may be some hot spots that continue to put up smoke, but officials are confident that the size of the Electra Fire near the Amador and Calaveras line will

The Electra Fire in Amador and Calaveras counties is historic in that CAL Fire completed its first-ever night flying operation with its "CAL Fire Hawk"

A wildfire threatening the largest grove of giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park more than doubled in size in a day, and firefighters were working in

There was no obvious natural spark for the fire that broke out Thursday next to the park’s Washburn Trail.

Blaze threatens more than 500 mature sequoias

The cause of the fire was under investigation and the rest of the park remained open.

More than 500 mature sequoias were threatened in the Mariposa Grove but as of Saturday afternoon there were no reports of severe damage to any named trees, including the 3,000-year-old Grizzly Giant.

The largest grove of giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park is still closed as firefighters battle a blaze that threatens the trees and has forced hundreds of...

Some evacuation orders were lifted as containment grew to 72% on the Electra Fire.