As the Washburn Fire grows in the southern portion of Yosemite, the Bay Area is expected to face smoke from the wildfire. The Bay Area Air Quality Management District issued an air quality advisory for Monday, specifically for the North and East Bay.
The air district issued an air quality advisory for Monday, specifically for the North and East Bay.
The cause of the Washburn Fire was under investigation. It had grown to nearly 2.5 square miles by Sunday morning. Firefighters planned to use bulldozers to create fire lines protecting Wawona, she said. About 600 to 700 people who were staying at the Wawona campground in tents, cabins and a historic hotel were ordered to leave.Temperatures were expected rise and reach the lower 90s in the coming days, but fire crews working in steep terrain were not contending with intense winds, said Jeffrey Barlow, senior meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Hanford.
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