Garnet fire scorches 10,000 more acres

Firefighters hold the line in the Sierra, protecting residents and a sequoia grove.

- BY ROSANNA XIA

U.S. Forest Service FIREFIGHTING crews have put protective measures in place in a grove of about 200 giant sequoias.

Despite a day of intense smoke and aggressive and “dynamic fire activity” in the Sierra National Forest, firefighters have continued to hold their primary lines against the Garnet fire, which has burned 46,619 acres and is 14% contained.

The fire scorched 10,000 more acres Sunday, according to the U.S. Forest Service, with much of that fire growth exploding dramatically on the northwestern front and fueling giant columns of smoke that could be seen for miles.