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The bush fire which started on Friday afternoon has now exploded to cover more than 26 square kilometres according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The fire had destroyed 10 residential and commercial structures by Saturday morning and was threatening 2,000 others.It has prompted numerous road closures, including of Highway 140 which is one of the main routes into Yosemite.The blaze has been fuelled sparked by hot weather, low humidity, and extremely dry vegetation caused by the worst drought in decades, although its initial cause is unknown.
Andy Bollenbacher, a meteorologist with the US National Weather Service, said that the cloud top has stretched up to 30,000 feet into the sky on Friday night.
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