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US firefighters battle California blaze near Yosemite

Firefighters in California struggled Saturday to contain a giant blaze threatening thousands of homes and sweeping into the storied Yosemite National Park.

25.08.2013

(AFP) Firefighters in California struggled Saturday to contain a giant blaze threatening thousands of homes and sweeping into the storied Yosemite National Park.

The so-called Rim Fire doubled in size in just one day, and the 510-square kilometre blaze was only five percent contained, according to InciWeb, the online Incident Information System that monitors fires in the western United States.