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In containing California-Nevada blaze

Firefighters aided by rain fought to contain a massive blaze that swept through the California desert into Nevada and could threaten the region's famous spiky Joshua trees.

MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters aided by rain fought to contain a massive blaze that swept through the California desert into Nevada and is threatening the region's famous spiky Joshua trees.

The wildfire that has spread from California into Southern Nevada threatens to disrupt the fragile ecosystem in the Mojave National Preserve.

Firefighters aided by rain fought to contain a massive blaze that swept through the California desert into Nevada and could threaten the regions famous spiky Joshua trees.

The fire started on private lands within Californias Mojave National Preserve, but the cause remains under investigation.

California’s largest wildfire is threatening iconic Joshua trees in the Mojave National Preserve. The York fire started Friday and has expanded to burn more than 82,000 acres as of Wednesday morning, according to fire officials. The fire, about 60 miles south of Las Vegas, straddles the California-Nevada border and is already the largest in California…

Firefighters aided by rain fought to contain a massive blaze that swept through the California desert into Nevada and are threatening the region's famous spiky trees.

The York fire has burned pinyon pines, junipers and the region’s famous Joshua trees, which are particularly vulnerable to wildfires

Firefighters aided by rain have made progress fighting the York Fire that swept through the California desert into Nevada.