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The largest grove of giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park remained closed Saturday as firefighters battled a blaze that threatened the gathering of the iconic trees and forced hundreds of campers to evacuate.

When the Electra Fire broke out, nearly 100 people had to scramble to escape the flames. Not far away was a PG&E powerhouse and an employee with the keys.

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. -- The largest grove of giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park remained closed Saturday, a day after hundreds of people were ordered to evacuate as a wildfire burning through dense forest became the latest to threaten the worlds largest trees.

Firefighters worked furiously Saturday to keep the flames from harming the iconic grove of about 500 mature sequoias.

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 campers to evacuate

Full containment is expected sometime on July 18.

What started the wildfire in Yosemite? Did the fire damage any sequoia trees? Is Yosemite open for visitors?

A portion of Yosemite National Park has been closed as the Washburn Fire rages in a grove of California’s famous giant sequoia trees.

A growing wildfire that threatens a famed giant sequoia tree grove in Californias Yosemite National Park has doubled in size over the past day and pushed officials to issue evacuation

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