A wildfire that broke out Friday near Yosemite National Park in California has burned several thousand acres and led to evacuations of 3,000 residents in the area, as an ongoing heat wave continued to bake much of the country over the weekend.
California firefighter Joanna Jimenez holds a dog she found wandering in a fire evacuation zone. Cal Fire said it has dispatched 17 helicopters and 225 fire engines to fight the Oak Fire.
Midpines is roughly 30 miles from Yosemite National Park, which is famous for its giant sequoia trees.Flames engulf a chair inside a burning home as the Oak Fire burns in Mariposa County, Calif. A structure burns as the Oak Fire crosses Darrah Rd. in Mariposa County, Calif., on Friday, July 22, 2022.
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