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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Claire Rush

Race to save one of the world’s tallest trees following fire

The Doerner Fir, a coastal Douglas Fir tree over 325 feet (99 meters) tall and estimated to be over 450 years old, has been burning since Saturday - (Coos Bay District Bureau of Land Management via AP)

Authorities in Oregon are grappling with a persistent fire burning within one of the world's tallest and oldest trees, posing a unique challenge for firefighters near the state's southern coast.

The Doerner Fir, a coastal Douglas Fir estimated to be over 450 years old and towering over 99 metres (325 feet), has been alight since Saturday in Coos County, located within Oregon's Coast Range.

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