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08-15-2018, 03:45 PM
http://l.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/jpj0P.a9i2glkq7I85WqoA--/YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b247aD04Njt3PTEzMDs-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2018-08-14T090325Z_2_LYNXMPEE7D0N9_RTROPTP_2_USA-WILDFIRES-TOURISM.JPG (https://www.yahoo.com/news/firefighter-killed-battling-largest-blaze-california-history-085442790.html)The reopening of Yosemite Valley, by far the most heavily touristed area of the park, came as firefighters continued to make slow, steady progress containing the last hot spots of the Ferguson Fire, which erupted July 13 at the edge of Yosemite. The blaze, one of the largest of dozens that have burned across California this summer, has charred nearly 97,000 acres around the park's northwestern corner, but fire crews have carved containment lines around 86 percent of its perimeter. The road into Yosemite Valley was reopened on Tuesday for the first time since July 25, along with two highways into the park.



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