
KNP Complex Fire reaches part of Sequoia National Park's Giant Forest, threatening some of the world's largest trees
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The KNP Complex Fire in California has reached a "small area" of the Giant Forest in Sequoia National Park, home to some of the world's largest trees, according to fire officials.
(CNN) — The KNP Complex Fire in California has reached a "small area" of the Giant Forest in Sequoia National Park, home to some of the world's largest trees, according to fire officials.
The blaze, which has scorched 21,777 acres, reached the Four Guardsmen area, where officials spent recent days preparing the trees for the threat of fire, per an update Saturday on InciWeb, a national clearinghouse for wildfire information.

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