The Oak Fire in California has burned more than 16,000 acres and prompted evacuations and an emergency declaration from California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
You can now listen to Fox News articles!Oak FireThe number of personnel assigned to fight the blaze jumped from 403 to 2,093 in the past 24 hours as the fire has become one of the state's largest.
Evacuation orders were given and could be pushed up to 5,000 Fouts said. As of Monday afternoon, the fire was 10% contained. Flames consume a home on Triangle Road as the Oak Fire burns in Mariposa County, California, near Yosemite National Park.More than 16,000 acres have burned as firefighters in Northern California continue to battle the Oak Fire near Yosemite National Park.
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