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    Ancient sequoias safe for now as crews continue battling 3,200-acre Washburn fire in Yosemite

    by Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times Jul 12, 2022 3 minutes
    The Washburn Fire burns near the south entrance of Yosemite National Park Monday, July 11, 2022, near Oakhurst, California.

    LOS ANGELES — “Increased fire activity” was expected Tuesday as crews continued to battle the 3,221-acre Washburn fire in Yosemite National Park, but officials were growing more confident that the Mariposa Grove of ancient sequoias would survive the blaze.

    “Although there’s a lot of smoke with this, it seems to be progressing slowly and it seems to be doing predictable things,” U.S. Forest Service district ranger Jennifer Christie said during a community meeting late Monday night.

    Nearly 700 firefighters were battling the blaze from

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