California Wildfire Season 2014: Blaze In Yosemite National Park A 'State of Emergency,' Forces Evacuation Of 13,000 Vistors

A wildfire is spreading uncontrolled in Yosemite National Park in Northern California, prompting authorities on Monday night to close a nearby highway and evacuate 13,000 people from the popular tourist area. The fire is the second wildfire around the park in recent weeks and the latest of many such blazes in drought-stricken California, where the parched terrain is fueling a higher number and intensity of wildfires in the state this summer.