FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A vegetation fire near Foresta in Yosemite National Park has prompted the park service to evacuate 60 homes. The fire has also closed Highway 140 into Yosemite.
The fire was reported around 2:45 this afternoon and has burned approximately 210 acres. It is located along Highway 140 between Yosemite View Lodge and the Yosemite Arch Rock Entrance -- below the town for Foresta. Authorities said the 60 evacuated homes are privately owned, but most are vacation rental homes.
Fire crews and aircraft are on scene and responding to the fire. The community of Foresta has been evacuated.
Access to Yosemite Valley is available Highway 41 and Highway 120.
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