Wildfire Burns Out Of Control Near Yosemite National Park

The Oak Fire broke out Friday in Mariposa California near Yosemite National Park.

Thousands have been told to evacuate.

The fire has already burned 18,000 acres as of Tuesday morning. For current updates see www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/

Smoke and fire signatures can be seen easily via satellite. As of this update, the fire was 26% contained.

Fire temperature shown via satellite (notice the orange/red dot in the center of the image)

Smoke rising from Oak Fire in California. pic.twitter.com/qMpGXxOMXm
— Red Sky Ready (@RedSkyReady) July 24, 2022

The Oak wildfire near Yosemite National Park erupted Friday afternoon, growing to 10.2 square miles Saturday and prompting widespread evacuation orders in Mariposa County, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. https://t.co/DSqpUW10hb pic.twitter.com/5KXjO9kB6t
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 23, 2022

A rapidly growing wildfire in California near Yosemite National Park destroyed 10 structures overnight and threatened 2,000 more. Officials said the blaze, called the Oak fire, covered more than 6,500 acres and was zero percent contained Saturday morning. https://t.co/lxfzunRakF pic.twitter.com/sztK59Ucnt
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 23, 2022

The Oak Fire is now 9,100+ acres. Clearly the Fire wants to push into the heat of the day as it continues to nuke off hillsides. This footage taken recently shows the fire pushing North and East. Thank you to the individual who sent this footage in. #oakfire #california #wildfire pic.twitter.com/J1klPcZ2Co
— TheHotshotWakeUp: Podcast (@HotshotWake) July 23, 2022

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