Firefighters attempt to save giant sequoias as Yosemite wildfire grows

From Friday to Sunday, the blaze expanded from 250 acres to roughly 1,600 acres as over 400 firefighters have tried to contain itA grove containing some of the world's oldest giant sequoia trees is under threat from a rapidly growing wildfire at California's Yosemite national park.From Friday to Sunday, the blaze expanded from 250 acres to roughly 1,600 acres, with the terrain of timber and brush fueling the flames, officials said. Visitors on the Washburn Trail of the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias first reported the blaze on 7 July, and more than 400 firefighters have gone out to try to contain it. Continue reading...