Yosemite National Park Wildfire

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  California Wildfire Spreads Rapidly Near Yosemite

  A raging wildfire in central California that has forced thousands from their homes spread rapidly on Thursday, threatening a town outside Yosemite National Park, fire officials said.

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  Wildfire Forces Evacuation Of California Town Near Yosemite

  The 2,000 residents of a small California town in the foothills flanking Yosemite National Park were ordered to evacuate on Tuesday as crews battled an out-of-control wildfire that has already destroyed eight structures.

• Air Tanker Crashes Fighting Yosemite National Park Wildfire

  An air tanker plane being used to fight a wildfire in Yosemite National Park crashed in flames on Tuesday, killing the pilot, officials for the park and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said.

• Northern California Wildfire Destroys 10 Homes

  Firefighters in Northern California today battled a wildfire that has destroyed 10 homes and forced hundreds of evacuations in the Sierra Nevada foothills, while a fire near Yosemite National Park destroyed one home and grew significantly overnight.

• Central California Wildfire Burns Out of Control, Threatens 100 Homes

  A wildfire burning west of Yosemite National Park in central California threatened more than 100 homes on Tuesday as it raged out of control in brush left bone dry by severe drought, state fire officials said.

• US blaze still growing, threatens San Francisco water supply

  The wildfire threatening Yosemite National Park grew on Tuesday to become California's seventh biggest ever, as firefighters battled to protect San Francisco's main water supply.

• Huge California wildfire spreads into Yosemite

  Officials are clearing brush and setting sprinklers to protect two groves of giant sequoias as a week-old wildfire rages along the remote northwest edge of Yosemite National Park.