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9 incredible photos of the Yosemite wildfire

By Irene Ogrodnik Global News
Posted August 26, 2013 7:33 am
1 min read
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ABOVE: Officials offer the latest update on the Yosemite wildfire during a press conference Monday morning. 

Almost 3,000 firefighters face several challenges as they battle a huge out-of-control wildfire in east-central California.

The blaze near Yosemite National Park has charred almost 600 square kilometres in a week and-a-half.

READ MORE: Firefighters struggle to contain huge wildfire raging in Yosemite area

Firefighters are being hampered by dry conditions, strong winds, and inaccessible terrain.

The blaze is only seven per cent contained.

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A firefighter watches the flames of the Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013. (Photo credit: Jae C. Hong /AP Photo)

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A burned car sits on the side of the road after being consumed by the Rim Fire on August 25, 2013 near Groveland, California. (Photo credit: Getty Images) View image in full screen
A burned car sits on the side of the road after being consumed by the Rim Fire on August 25, 2013 near Groveland, California. (Photo credit: Getty Images). Getty Images
Trees burned by the Rim Fire stand on August 25, 2013 in Yosemite National Park, California. (Photo credit: Getty Images) View image in full screen
Trees burned by the Rim Fire stand on August 25, 2013 in Yosemite National Park, California. (Photo credit: Getty Images). Getty Images
Inmate firefighters walk along Highway 120 after a burnout operation as firefighters continue to battle the Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013. (Photo credit: AP Photo) View image in full screen
Inmate firefighters walk along Highway 120 after a burnout operation as firefighters continue to battle the Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013. (Photo credit: AP Photo). AP Photo
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service firefighter Corey Adams sits on a tree stump as he monitors the Rim Fire on August 25, 2013 near Groveland, California. (Photo credit: Getty Images) View image in full screen
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service firefighter Corey Adams sits on a tree stump as he monitors the Rim Fire on August 25, 2013 near Groveland, California. (Photo credit: Getty Images). Getty Images
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Big Bear firefighter Jon Curtis keeps a close eye on a ‘slop over’ fire that jumped Hwy 120 just east of Hardin Flat Road while fighting the Rim Fire, which continues to burn uncontrolled in the Stanislaus National Forest Saturday Aug. 24, 2013.  (Photo credit: AP Photo) View image in full screen
Big Bear firefighter Jon Curtis keeps a close eye on a ‘slop over’ fire that jumped Hwy 120 just east of Hardin Flat Road while fighting the Rim Fire, which continues to burn uncontrolled in the Stanislaus National Forest Saturday Aug. 24, 2013.  (Photo credit: AP Photo). AP Photo
Firefighters use a hose to douse the flames of the Rim Fire on August 24, 2013 near Groveland, California.  (Photo credit: Getty Images) View image in full screen
Firefighters use a hose to douse the flames of the Rim Fire on August 24, 2013 near Groveland, California.  (Photo credit: Getty Images). Getty Images
A firefighter from Ebbetts Pass Fire District uses a drip torch to light a back fire while battling the Rim Fire on August 21, 2013 in Groveland, California. (Photo credit: Getty Images) View image in full screen
A firefighter from Ebbetts Pass Fire District uses a drip torch to light a back fire while battling the Rim Fire on August 21, 2013 in Groveland, California. (Photo credit: Getty Images). Getty Images
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