The French fire is one of more than a dozen active fires burning in California.
Evacuation orders have been issued due to a wildfire in central California, the latest of more than a dozen blazes raging across the state amid a scorching heat wave.
The French Fire near Yosemite National Park in Mariposa County has burned more than 900 acres since it broke out Thursday and was 20% contained as of Friday evening, fire officials said.
Residents in parts of Mariposa County were ordered to evacuate due to the fire, which affected about 1,100 people, according to the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office.
Fire crews worked overnight to establish a fire line around the east side of the Mariposa community and are focusing their firefighting efforts on that side, Cal Fire said.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Elsewhere, the Thompson Fire in Butte County has burned more than 3,700 acres and was 46% contained as of Friday morning, fire officials said.
Twenty-five structures were destroyed by the fire and three firefighters were injured by heat while battling the blaze, authorities said.
Firefighters “continue to reinforce containment and control lines,” Cal Fire said Friday.
The fire is raging as hot, dry conditions in the region are expected to continue through early next week, Cal Fire said.
The cause of the Thompson fire is also under investigation.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in Butte County due to the Thompson Fire on Wednesday, a day after it broke out.
The state’s largest active fire — the Basin Fire in the Sierra National Forest — has burned more than 14,000 acres and was 46% contained as of Friday morning.
More than 1,300 firefighters are battling the blaze in steep, rugged terrain, the U.S. Forest Service said. Extreme heat and dry conditions expected in the coming days could fuel the flames’ growth, authorities said.
The cause of the fire, which started on June 26, is still under investigation.
