July 17 (UPI) -- A deadly wildfire burning along the western edge of California's Yosemite National Park increased in size on Tuesday as it continued to expand to the east and south.
The Ferguson Fire grew to 12,525 acres with 5 percent containment, the South Central Sierra Interagency Incident Management Team said. About 1,486 firefighters and other personnel were battling the blaze, which began on Friday.