Fire Near Fresno Still Uncontained

California’s Rough Fire, burning east of Fresno near Hume Lake, topped 20,000 acres on Monday, August 17, and was zero percent contained. The fire has forced the closure of Highway 180 from the Hume Lake intersection to Cedar Grove in Kings Canyon National Park. The steep terrain makes firefighting difficult; helicopters are the main thrust to battle this blaze. This footage was shot from the highway on Sunday before the closure went into effect.

Cedar Grove, a popular holiday community, was placed under mandatory evacuation order. The fire began on July 31 as the result of a lightning strike and has scorched parts of the Sierra and Sequoia National Forests and Kings Canyon National Parks. Credit: YouTube/Richard Getman