Conditions now burned as much as 225 square miles of forest, about the size of chicago. About two dozen structures were destroyed. The fire is only 7 contained. Several camps were evacuated but the park remains open and theres no reported injuries. A picture taken from the International Space station shows how dense the smoke from the fire is. Ash threatens the reservoir that supplies most of the water to san francisco, 150 miles away. San franciscos power system is also threatened. Teresa garcia is near Yosemite National park. Teresa, good morning. Good morning, you know, there are hundreds of fire engines and other riggs stationed right here because of the threat to thousands of homes which is under an evacuation advisory. And this is just one area that this ferocious out of control fire is threatening to destroy. Reporter the rim fire near the Yosemite National park has been designated the number one priority for the forest service. You have a lot of firefighters here trying to get
Fire is still burning along both sides of highway 120. That road remains closed outside of groveland. Crews are making significant progress though on the southwestern edge of the fire. But it is still moving to the north threatening the town of Tuolumne City. Cbs reporter Teresa Garcia is there with the latest. Reporter the rim fire near the Yosemite National park has been designated the number one priority for the Forest Service. A lot of firefighters here trying to get ahead of it. Reporter more than 3400 firefighters are battling the blaze, which has consumed more than 20 structures and scorched nearly 144,000 acres. Look how deep that is. Reporter pine needles and dead leaves have created a bed of kindling on the forest floor. We are inside the firelines. This is whats being called a First Priority zone. Its an area where the most resources are bring dedicated and this is because the blaze has been spreading most intensely along the eastern side of the fire. To the east of the fire
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