Officials warned campers to shelter in place at a Northern California reservoir after the only road to safety was blocked by wildfire
The Creek Fire burning in the Sierra National Forest has exploded in size, said US Forest Service information officer Dan Tune. The fire ignited Friday evening in the forest south of Yosemite National Park and grew to 36,000 acres by Saturday night. A helicopter with a public address system issued the warning to the group at the lake. Mammoth Pool Reservoir is a popular recreation site, but Tune could not provide an estimate on how many people were told to shelter in place.
"Campgrounds throughout the area are under mandatory evacuation orders, but the route out has been compromised. "Fire runs uphill as does the road out. We did not want to put campers attempting to caravan through an area where fire is likely," Tune said.An air tanker drops fire retardant on the wildfire in the Sierra National Forest.The wildfire is burning aggressively and temperatures in the area are approaching 100 degrees, Tune said.
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