YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — About 100 people have been ordered to leave their homes as a wildfire burns outside Yosemite National Park, fire officials said Sunday.
Residents of the community of Rancheria were told to evacuate Saturday, while residents of the nearby communities of Yosemite West, Old El Portal, Incline and Jerseydale have also been told they may have to leave their homes.
The blaze also forced the indefinite closure of Highway 140.
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About 100 evacuated as fire burns outside Yosemite National Park
August 28, 2011