Sequoia National Park closes facilities as wildfires intensify in California
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Sequoia National Park closes facilities as wildfires intensify in California

Jairo Ibarra
September 17, 2021
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Lower Echo Lake, United States. 31st Aug, 2021. Trees explode in flames during the Caldor fire near Lower Echo Lake, California on Monday, August 30, 2021. The city of South Lake Tahoe is under evacuation orders. Photo by Peter DaSilva/UPI Credit: UPI/Ala
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The Sequoia National Park closed services and facilities early Friday after intensified wildfires in California, caused by a significant lightning storm on Thursday, threatened infrastructure and resources.

Authorities have issued evacuation orders and crews are creating fire breaks with bulldozers to suppress the fire as it grows in all directions.

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