Los Angeles, United States -- A vast fire in northern California has destroyed 50 square kilometers, left one person dead and is threatening Yosemite National Park, authorities said Tuesday. The Ferguson fire has been raging in the Sierra Nevada forest since last Friday and was only five percent contained as of Tuesday, according to the California firefighting agency (Calfire), which also reported that one firefighter died in the operations. Some 1,500 firefighters were mobilized to the affected area, but difficult terrain has hampered their activities and access to the area. The fire has had tremendous fuel in terms of wood from dead trees -- 27 million ...
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