One Of The World's Tallest Trees Is On Fire in Oregon

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One of the world's tallest non-redwood trees is on fire in Oregon

The Doerner Fir was first reported to be ablaze on Aug. 16, but a public affairs specialist for the Bureau of Land Management says it's unclear how long it had been burning by then

A cause of the fire has not yet been determined

One of the world's tallest non-redwood trees, a 320-foot-plus Douglas Fir that's been growing along the coast of Oregon for hundreds of years, is still standing as a fire burns inside it.

The Doerner Fir , which is nestled in an old-growth forest along the Coast Range Mountains, is estimated to be between 450 and 500 years old, Megan Harper, a public affairs specialist for the Bureau of Land Management, tells PEOPLE.

The fire was first reported around 2 p.m. local time on Satur