Yosemite National Park - California: Wild fire swells to over 2,000 acres, threatens large sequoia trees - situation report and latest update

After growing five-fold over the weekend, a wildfire in Yosemite National Park that is threatening some of the world’s oldest giant sequoia trees has prompted air quality alerts and evacuation orders.

According to InciWeb, an interagency website that tracks wildfires, the Washburn Fire, which was first reported last Thursday

near the Washburn Trail in the Mariposa Grove area of the park, had burned across at least 2,044 acres by Sunday evening.

This smoke projection from the High-Resolution Rapid Refresh computer model depicts moderate to heavy smoke from the #WashburnFire over Yosemite National Park today. The thickest smoke plume will impact the communities of Wawona and El Portal this afternoon. #CAwx #Firewx pic.twitter.com/oQLaBkab07
— NWS Hanford (@NWSHanford) July 10, 2022

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