Firefighters tackle California wildfire as heat wave grips parts of US
The Oak Fire in central California comes as parts of the United States remain in the grip of a sweltering heat wave.
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The Oak Fire in central California comes as parts of the United States remain in the grip of a sweltering heat wave.
It is the most destructive blaze so far this fire season, according to Cal Fire, destroying more than three times the acreage of the nearby Washburn Fire, which has been nearly 90 per cent contained.
Firefighters were battling California's largest wildfire of the summer on Monday, a blaze near famed Yosemite National Park that has forced thousands of people to evacuate, officials said.
Key questions answered about the blaze that is raging in US’s central California.
The Oak Fire has forced thousands of Mariposa County residents to evacuate