Cal Fire officials warned that the unpredictable behavior of the blaze is “really unprecedented”
With temperatures in the area hovering around 100 degrees Fahrenheit, the flames fed on extremely dry vegetation, a result of climate change bringing frequent droughts and rising heat levels to the state over theAs of July 27, the fire has burned dozens of homes, threatened some 1,400 structures and required evacuation orders for more than 6,000 people.
Firefighters saw some success Monday as aircraft dumped 300,000 liters of water on the flames. The roughly 2,500 firefighting personnel on the job had contained nearly one-third of the fire by the next morning. As they got a handle on the emergency, smoke from the blaze spread over more than 200 miles, clouding the skies above Yosemite, as well as parts of Nevada and Northern California.Firefighters battle the Oak Fire near Mariposa, Calif., on July 23.
Smoldering tree are all that remain of what was once a living forest after the destructive Oak Fire near Mariposa, on July 25.CAL FIRE firefighters monitor a burn operation as they battle the Oak Fire near Jerseydale, Calif., on July 24.Debris from a burned home is seen after flames from the Oak Fire swept through Triangle Road in Mariposa County on July 26.David McNew—AFP/Getty Images
A CAL FIRE aircraft drops Phos-Chek on the Oak Fire near Darrah in Mariposa County, Calif., on July 24, 2022.A firefighter extinguishes flames as the Oak Fire crosses Darrah Rd. in Mariposa County, on July 22. Crews were able to to stop the blaze from reaching an adjacent home.Embers fall from trees in a forest destroyed by the Oak Fire near Mariposa on July 25.The Oak Fire seen from Highway 140 burns in Mariposa County, on July 22.
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