California firefighters continued to battle a massive wildfire in the Sierra National Forest on Sept. 10 that burned through a grove of giant sequoias and set some of the ancient trees on fire.
The Garnet Fire burning in Fresno County was ignited by lightning at about 1 p.m. Aug. 24, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
Firefighters with tree-climbing experience were being sent to fight the flames burning in the Sierra National Forest in Fresno County, a spokesperson for the fire reported.
Fire officials reported extensive tree mortality and challenging firefighting conditions.
Sequoias grow naturally in a 260-mile belt of the forest along the western slope of the Sierra Nevada mountains in California. The massive and ancient trees can grow over 300 feet tall, with some as old as 3,000 years….