California forest fire burns out of control near Yosemite

California’s largest wildfire of the year burns near Yosemite

The Oak Fire in California has burned more than 16,000 acres and prompted evacuations and an emergency declaration from California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

California forest fire burns out of control near Yosemite National Park

Thousands of people were ordered to flee the Oak Fire that exploded into one of California's largest wildfires of the year.

Fire near Yosemite spreads into California’s largest of the season

Fire crews were able to make some headway on California's Oak Fire, which has more than quadrupled in size since it sparked on Friday — fueled by hot and dry conditions.

California's Oak Fire is displaying 'unprecedented' behavior as it scorches more than 16,000 acres near Yosemite National Park

By Dakin Andone and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN A ferocious wildfire outside California’s Yosemite Park is displaying “unprecedented” behavior, “moving extremely fast” and limiting the amount of time authorities have to warn area residents to evacuate, a state fire official said. “The fire behavior that we’re seeing on this incident is really unprecedented,” Cal Fire Battalion

Crews protect homes as California fire burns near Yosemite

JERSEYDALE, Calif. (AP) — A destructive wildfire near Yosemite National Park burned out of control through tinder-dry forest on Sunday and had grown into one of California's biggest blazes of the year, forcing thousands of residents to flee remote mountain…

Crews protect homes as California fire burns near Yosemite

A wildfire raging for a third day Sunday in central California’s Mariposa County outside Yosemite National Park has burned more than 14,000 acres and forced thousands to evacuate from rural communities, officials said.The fire, which remained 0% contained Sunday morning, began Friday in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada near the small community of Midpines, roughly a 9-mile drive northeast of the county seat, the town of Mariposa, state fire of…