A firefighter cools a burning tree at the Oak Fire near Midpines, northeast of Mariposa, California, on July 23.
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California's rapidly-growing Oak Fire engulfs homes near Yosemite National Park as it burns more than 16,000 acres
As thousands of residents were forced to flee a booming wildfire outside California's Yosemite National Park over the weekend, some learned their homes had completely collapsed into ash and debris.
