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Yosemite wildfire grows, but giant sequoias remain protected

Firefighters move into an are where a back fire took place near the Yosemite National Park south entrance, as the Washburn Fire continues to burn, Tuesday, July 12, 2022, in Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez) Firefighters move into an are where a back fire took place near the Yosemite National Park south entrance, as the Washburn Fire continues to burn, Tuesday, July 12, 2022, in Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez) A firefighter walks past a backfire while battling the Washburn Fire in Yosemite National Park, Calif.,Monday, July 11, 2022. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP) The Wawona Hotel, undamaged from the Washburn Fire, is seen under a smoke-filled sky in Yosemite National Park, Calif. Monday, July 11, 2022.(Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP) The Wawona Hotel, undamaged from the Washburn Fire, is seen under a smoke-filled sky in Yosemite National Park, Calif. Monday, July 11, 2022. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP) Water is seen from a hose as a CalFire firefighter monitors a backfiring operation against the Washburn Fire in Yosemite National Park, Calif. Monday, July 11, 2022. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP) An air tanker makes a retardant drop while battling the Washburn Fire in Yosemite National Park, Calif., Monday, July 11, 2022. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP) Firefighters work on a backfire while battling the Washburn Fire in Yosemite National Park, Calif. Monday, July 11, 2022. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP) A CalFire firefighter monitors a tree as a backfire burns along Wawona Road during the Washburn Fire in Yosemite National Park, Calif. Monday, July 11, 2022.(Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP) A plane drops fire retardant on the Washburn Fire as it burns near the Mariposa Grove of giant sequoias and the south entrance of Yosemite National Park, in California, Monday, July 11, 2022. (Eric Paul Zamora/The Fresno Bee via AP) A CalFire firefighter puts water on a tree as a backfire burns along Wawona Road during g the Washburn Fire in Yosemite National Park, Calif. Monday, July 11, 2022.(Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
Yosemite wildfire grows, but giant sequoias remain protected