YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — About 100 people have been ordered to leave their homes as wildfire burns outside Yosemite National Park.
Officials say the residents of the community of Rancheria were told to evacuate Saturday evening.
The blaze, which is burning in a steep and rugged area of thick forests along Highway 140, has also forced the indefinite closure of the roadway.
The highway, one of the main entrances to the park, is shut down for nearly a 15-mile stretch from just east of the town of Mariposa to about two miles outside of the park’s entrance.
Park officials are suggesting tourists traveling to Yosemite take Highway 120 or Highway 41 instead. The Tioga Road is also open for visitors entering the park on Highway 395
With the blaze 35 percent contained Sunday morning, officials say the fire is not expected to be contained until Sept. 9.
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