Reuters: A California wildfire swept further into Yosemite National Park on Friday, remaining largely unchecked as it threatened one of the country's major tourist destinations.
The so-called Rim Fire, which started on Saturday in the Stanislaus National Forest, had blackened 11,000 acres at the northeastern corner of Yosemite as of Friday afternoon after exploding in size overnight, park spokeswoman Kari Cobb said.
The blaze burning in the western Sierra Nevada mountains is now the fastest-moving of......
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Wildfire rages to Yosemite’s edge in hot, dry weather
Posted by Reuters: Laila Kearney on August 23rd, 2013
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