The Garnet Fire continues to spread across California, creating unsafe air quality for locals

FRESNO, Calif. – The Garnet Fire continued to rage Monday in the West despite around-the-clock efforts to suppress the flames.

Days of response from firefighters' efforts to hold the primary line, the Garnet Fire has spread across 53,000 acres in California and is only 14% contained.

The fire, located near Fresno , California, has produced large smoke plumes since it began Aug. 24, following a lightning strike, according to officials.

LIGHTNING STRIKES, DRY CONDITIONS SPARK DOZENS OF NEW BLAZES IN CALIFORNIA

As the struggle to contain the flames continued, the smoke from the fire has spread far and wide, including into the beloved Yosemite National Park and Hawthorne , Nevada , where "Hazardous" air quality, the worst air quality rating possible, has been reported. This means breathing