A growing wildfire that threatens a famed giant sequoia tree grove in California's Yosemite National Park has doubled in size over the past two days.
is home to more than 500 giant sequoia trees, which can grow to more than 250 feet. The grove was founded in 1857 but the trees existed long before that, with some believed to be more than 2,000 years old.Earlier Sunday, Scott Gediman, the park's chief spokesperson, told CNN that flames were"very close, they are right around ."
The Washburn Fire began July 7 and doubled in size from Saturday to Sunday, burning near the lower portion of the grove,The Washburn Fire burns in Yosemite National Park on Saturday.Crews are also working to protect communities roughly five miles north of the blaze as spotting continues, Gediman said.
Fire crews had success at the heel of the fire, at its origin point near the Mariposa Grove area, Matt Ahearn, the operations section chief with California Interagency Incident Management Team 13, said earlier Sunday.
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