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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 world's 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