Crews are continuing to gain containment on the Oak Fire in Mariposa County that has forced more than 6,000 people to evacuate and many of them to lose their homes.
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The wildfire has scorched 19,240 acres since it first sparked Friday, becoming the largest wildfire California has suffered so far this year.As of Friday morning, containment is at 52%. CAL FIRE says the Oak Fire has destroyed 163 structures. On Tuesday evening, officials said they had reopened the Highway 140 entrance to Yosemite National Park, which was shut down due to the Oak Fire.
Fire personnel are fighting to control the flames from ground and from air, racing against time as the fast-moving wildfire continues to burn dangerously close to over 1,000 more buildings.
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