Yosemite – Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park is closed Thursday after a wildfire erupted near the popular destination, authorities said.
The park said in a statement before 5pm that it had burned five to eight acres of Washington fire. According to the Fire Integrated Real Time Intelligence System, the fire was later recorded on a 46-acre map.
“Firefighters are putting out the fire from the ground and the air,” the park said.
Mariposa Grove, home of Yosemite’s largest Sekoya Grove, has been closed until further notice, the park said. All other areas of the park are open.
The Washington fire is burning near the bottom of the Mariposa Grove. The fire is in the area of five to eight acres. Firefighters are extinguishing the fire from the ground and air. Mariposa Grove is closed until the next announcement.# Washing fire # Yosemite pic.twitter.com/a8UmOM9Baz
– Yosemite National Park (@YosemiteNPS) July 8, 2022
OCFA Intel 24 on # Washing fire Yosemite National Park. Fire at 46 acres at 20 p.m. pic.twitter.com/nQ3HjP0RNO
– FIRIS (@FIRIS) July 8, 2022
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