A wildfire burning near Yosemite National Park in central California triggered
evacuation orders on Thursday, July 4, amid scorching temperatures in the region.Aerial footage posted to X by Fire Integrated Real Time Intelligence System (
FIRIS) shows the wildfire burning near Maricopa early Friday.By Friday morning, the fire burned had 843 acres and was just 5-percent contained,
according to CAL Fire.An
excessive heat warning was in effect for the region until the following Thursday. Credit:
FIRIS via Storyful