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Northern California wildfire on edge of Yosemite burns 300 acres, 700 homes evacuated
HAPPY CAMP, Calif. – A new wildfire on the edge of Yosemite National Park has forced the evacuation of about 700 homes.
State fire spokeswoman Karen Guillemin-Kanawyer says the blaze that broke out Friday was burning out of control and had consumed some 300 acres in Mariposa County.
She says some 700 homes and five businesses are under evacuation orders in the community of Ponderosa Basin.
No damages or injuries were immediately reported and it wasn’t yet clear what caused the blaze.
Meanwhile in far northern California, a blaze that broke out nearly four weeks ago grew to nearly 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 per cent contained.
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