Yosemite Wildfire Prompts Evacuation Of Campers
MARIPOSA (CBS/AP) -- A 400-acre wildfire in Yosemite National Park has prompted the evacuation of about 100 campers, officials said.
Park spokeswoman Kari Cobb said Sunday that the fire was located between Little Yosemite Valley and Half Dome in the park's backcountry. Cobb said visitors camp overnight in the valley before climbing the park's iconic Half Dome peak.
Cobb said the fire was started several weeks ago by a lightning strike. She said that park firefighters have been monitoring and controlling the burn, which unexpectedly grew to 400 acres on Sunday.
Meanwhile in far northern California, a blaze that broke out nearly four weeks ago grew to almost 130 square miles.
A red-flag warning for dangerous fire conditions near that blaze was extended to Saturday night, but it has yet to damage any homes or buildings. It's 25 percent contained.
Some homes in the Happy Camp area were under evacuation orders, but it wasn't clear how many.
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