California wildfires burn into some groves of ancient giant sequoias

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National Weather Service issues weather watch for critical fire conditions in Sequoia national park

A news photographer, left, is dwarfed by a giant sequoia at Sequoia national park.
Wildfires in California threaten world’s biggest tree – video

AssociatedPressinThreeRivers,CaliforniaSat 18 Sep 2021 12.26 EDT

Crews continue to battleCaliforniawildfires that have burned into some groves of ancient giant sequoias, the world’s largest tree.

The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a weather watch for critical fire conditions in the Sequoia national park in the Sierra Nevada, where the Colony fire was burning about a mile from Giant Forest, a grove of 2,000 sequoias.

Firefighterswrapped the base of the General Sherman Treein fire-resistant aluminum of the type used in wildland firefighter emergency shelters and to protect historic wooden buildings, fire spokeswoman Rebecca Paterson said.

Firefighters pose next to the General Sherman Tree after wrapping it in fire-resistant blanket on 17 September.
Firefighters pose next to the General Sherman Tree after wrapping it in fire-resistant blanket on 17 September.Photograph: National Park Service/EPA

The General Sherman Tree is the largest in the world…

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