{"id":160926,"date":"2022-07-24T04:14:31","date_gmt":"2022-07-24T04:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=160926"},"modified":"2022-07-24T04:14:31","modified_gmt":"2022-07-24T04:14:31","slug":"wildfire-near-yosemite-national-park-sparks-mass-evacuation-and-threatens-2000-homes-along-with-ancient-sequoia-trees-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/wildfire-near-yosemite-national-park-sparks-mass-evacuation-and-threatens-2000-homes-along-with-ancient-sequoia-trees-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildfire near Yosemite National Park sparks mass evacuation and threatens 2,000 homes along with ancient sequoia trees | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AN active wildfire near Yosemite National Park has sparked mass evacuations for thousands of California residents.<\/p>\n<p>The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) said the blaze &#8211; which has been active since Friday afternoon &#8211; has 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