The Doerner Fir, one of the world’s tallest coastal Douglas-fir trees, has stood within the remote forest of the Oregon Coast Range mountains for at least 450 years. On Saturday, August 16, officials received reports that this historic giant was engulfed in flames.

Firefighters rushed to the scene, deploying drones, aircraft, and hand crews in an attempt to extinguish the 325-foot-tall (99-meter-tall), 11.5-foot-wide (3.5-meter-wide) tree, the Los Angeles Times reports . When the Coos County Forest Protective Association first alerted the public to the fire on Sunday, August 17, it reported flames at the top of the tree extending down the trunk. Over the past week, crews have kept the blaze from spreading across the dense surrounding forest but have struggled to put it out.

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