A grass fire apparently sparked by a mower swept about 300 yards across a tinder-dry open field to a suburban Dallas subdivision Monday, burning through wooden fences and torching.
The Oak Fire near Yosemite National Park in Mariposa, California, grew to more than 18,000 acres and is only about 16% contained as it destroys buildings and forces people to evacuate.
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Firefighters have made more progress against a huge California forest fire that forced evacuations for thousands of people and destroyed 41 homes and other buildings near Yosemite National Park.