Colorado Fire: Wildfire near Yosemite burns 250 acres, prompts evacuations

Here’s what we know about the Colorado Fire burning near Yosemite. Firefighters are responding to a wildfire burning near Yosemite National Park in Mariposa County. The Colorado Fire, which started Tuesday near Highway 140 and Colorado Road, has burned 250 acres in the Midpines area and remains at zero percent containment, according to Cal Fire. The cause of the blaze remains under investigation. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are As of Tuesday afternoon, the fire was moving at a moderate rate of spread toward the Merced River drainage.

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