{"id":35448,"date":"2017-07-19T05:12:35","date_gmt":"2017-07-19T05:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=35448"},"modified":"2017-07-19T05:12:35","modified_gmt":"2017-07-19T05:12:35","slug":"california-blaze-destroys-8-structures-near-yosemite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/lifestyle\/california-blaze-destroys-8-structures-near-yosemite.html","title":{"rendered":"California blaze destroys 8 structures near Yosemite"},"content":{"rendered":"

California blaze destroys 8 structures near Yosemite<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

California blaze destroys 8 structures near Yosemite:- Tall grass from a deluge of winter rains is fueling wildfires throughout the western U.S., damaging more than a dozen homes in Nevada and forcing residents from communities on the outskirts of Yosemite National Park in California, authorities said Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yosemite remains open to visitors, but flames threaten more than 1,500 homes and buildings in mountain communities southwest of the park, clearing out the small town of Mariposa.<\/span><\/p>\n

The fire burning since Sunday also puts at risk powerlines providing electricity to the park, and it has closed roads traveled by tourists, officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday declared an emergency, bolstering the state\u2019s resources to battle the fire that he said has forced thousands of residents to flee and is expected to continue burning.<\/span><\/p>\n

Record rain and snowfall in the mountains this winter was celebrated for bringing California\u2019s five-year drought to its knees, but it has turned into a challenge for firefighters battling flames feeding on dense vegetation, officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s ample fuel and steep terrain,\u201d said California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection spokeswoman DeeDee Garcia. \u201cIt makes firefighting difficult.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Smoke from the fire in Mariposa County has drifted more than 150 miles away to Reno.<\/span><\/p>\n

In a remote northeastern corner of Nevada, roughly 14 homes were damaged or destroyed by a wildfire that started Monday. Officials have lifted an evacuation advisory, allowing hundreds of people to return home and assess damage, authorities said.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Nevada, wind is driving the flames through invasive cheat grass \u2014 growing twice the norm, U.S. Bureau of Land Management spokesman Greg Deimel said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt is very thick, very dense,\u201d he said. \u201cYou get the winds and the density of the grass, the fire just goes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

This summer\u2019s high temperatures follow a very wet winter that dumped more than 60 feet of snow at ski resorts in the Sierra west of Reno.<\/span><\/p>\n

The California blaze near Lake McClure east of Modesto, has charred more than 39 square miles (101 kilometers). Officials report having it 5 percent contained.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s burning near Highway 49, a historical route winding its way up California foothills of the western Sierra Nevada dotted with communities and landmarks that sprouted up during the state\u2019s Gold Rush.<\/span><\/p>\n

To the south, crews have increased containment of a 29-square-mile (72-square-kilometer) blaze burning for a 10th day in the mountains of Santa Barbara County. It is 62 percent contained after destroying 16 homes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-\u00a0https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national\/california-wildfire-prompts-states-emergency-response\/2017\/07\/18\/c72ad954-6c30-11e7-abbc-a53480672286_story.html?utm_term=.7b27ebd5f5ab<\/span><\/p>\n

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