Indyplus video: California's Yosemite National Park in flames

Sunday 25 August 2013 19:20 BST

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A giant wildfire ranging out of control has grown to nearly 200 square miles, spreading into Yosemite National Park, as California Governor Jerry Brown declared state of emerging for city of San Francisco 150 miles away because of the threat to the city's power lines.

Watch footage of the fast-moving blaze in the video below:

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