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TUOLUMNE CITY, Calif. — Crews working to contain one of California's
largest ever wildfires had help from the blaze with mysterious
beginnings as they made advances overnight against the flames
threatening San Francisco's water supply, several towns near Yosemite
National Park, and historic giant sequoias.
Containment of the Rim
Fire more than doubled to 15 percent, although it was within a mile of
Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, the source of San Francisco's famously pure
drinking water, officials said Monday.
"Obviously, it's the water
supply of the city of San Francisco, so we're paying a lot of attention
to that," said Glen Stratton, an operations section chief on the fire.
The
fire, which has grown to 234 square miles in size, also posed a threat
to giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park. Crews were using sprinklers
and lighting fires to clear brush, though the fire remained several
miles from the massive trees, Stratton said.
"Breezy, southwest winds are expected on Monday with 15- to 30-mph gusts in the higher terrain," said weather.com meteorologist Chris Dolce.
"This will tend to blow the smoke to the north and east of the fire.
Mainly dry conditions are expected through Tuesday, however, we cannot
rule out the chance of an isolated storm in the highest terrain of the
Sierra Nevada mountains."
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