Firefighters Use Sprinkler System To Protect Some Of California's Oldest Sequoia Trees From Raging Wildfire At Yosemite National Park

CBS San Francisco

July 11, 2022

Some of the oldest and largest trees on earth are under threat after a wildfire in Yosemite National Park more than doubled in size in a day.

Blistering temperatures, low humidity, and heavy terrain have made it difficult for firefighters to gain control of the Washburn Fire, which has grown to over 2,000 acres.

More than 500 firefighters have been deployed to fight the fire which has taken over the southern corner of Yosemite National Park.

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