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Reuters: A fast-moving wildfire on the edge of Yosemite National Park has forced the closure of two more areas of the park, but an official said on Saturday he was cautiously optimistic that firefighters could halt the advance of flames.
The so-called Rim Fire, which had grown to just over 125,000 acres as of early Saturday, remained largely unchecked with extreme terrain hampering efforts at containment, which stood at 5 percent.
The fire had blackened about 12,000 acres in the northwest corner of......
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Wildfire forces new closures at Yosemite National Park
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on August 25th, 2013
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