Yosemite wildfire threatens grove of iconic sequoia trees
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.
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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.
A team was sent in to Mariposa Grove to wrap some of the massive tree trunks in fire resistant foil. The rest of the iconic park remains open though thick smoke hangs in the air.
At about 3:30 p.m. firefighters could be seen spraying water toward black smoke billowing from beneath a small Union Pacific bridge.
Full containment is expected sometime on July 18.
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