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Yosemite crews rush to protect sequoias as uncontained wildfire swells to nearly 1,600 acres

Axios · Rebecca Falconer · last updated
A wildfire in Yosemite National Park that’s threatening some of the world’s oldest giant sequoia trees has triggered air quality alerts and evacuation orders after growing five-fold over the weekend.By the numbers: The Washburn Fire that was first reported la…