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State of emergency, evacuations after ‘explosive’ California fire

A firefighter extinguishes flames as the Oak fire crosses Darrah Rd in Mariposa County, California, on July 22, 2022. Crews were able to stop it from reaching an adjacent home [Noah Berger/AP Photo]

More than 6,000 people living outside the Yosemite National Park in California have been ordered to evacuate amid a fast-moving wildfire as drought and high temperatures continue to fuel dangerous blazes in the western United States.

Governor Gavin Newsom on Saturday declared a state of emergency in Mariposa County as the Oak fire, which began a day earlier, spread over 4,800 hectares (11,900 acres).

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