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Moses the Sequoia Battles Lightning Fire in Sequoia Park
Foresters at Sequoia National Park fought a lightning strike blaze in the giant redwood named Moses. Ground crews were unable to reach the flames high in the crown, so planes and helicopters dropped wet water and gelled agents to save the 240 foot tall tree aging between two and three millennia. One week after the strike, crews hoped for success as two watchmen and routine aerial checks continued.
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Porterville
Calif
UPI
Moses
Se|hifequoia National Park
Nation of Man
Harry Harp
California Division of Forestry