Firefighters in California have reportedly made progress on the Washburn Fire, which is threatening giant sequoias and a small community in Yosemite National Park.
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The wildfire has spread over 2,340 acres and is 25% contained.
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There are 545 personnel assigned to the fire.
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The flames have posed a danger to the more than 500 mature sequoias in the park's Mariposa Grove.
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A firefighter protects a sequoia tree as the Washburn Fire burns in Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park, Calif., on Friday, July 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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The Washburn Fire burns on a hillside in Yosemite National Park, Calif., Saturday, July 9, 2022. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
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The Washburn Fire burns in Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park, Calif., on Friday, July 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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Viewed from Oakhurst in Madera County, Calif., a plume rises from the Washburn Fire burning in Yosemite National Park on Friday, July 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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In this photo provided by the National Park Service, the Washburn Fire burns next to a roadway north of the Wawona Hotel in Yosemite National Park, Calif., Monday, July 11, 2022. (National Park Service via AP)
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There was no obvious natural spark for the fire that broke out Thursday next to the park's Washburn Trail.