Firefighters are working to prevent further losses of ancient sequoia trees in California as the Garnet Fire continues to burn in the Sierra National Forest.

The wildfire , northeast of Fresno, California, started on Aug. 24, following a lightning strike, and has burned more than 56,700 acres.

Firefighters are trying to protect McKinley Grove, which is home to historic giant sequoia trees. The tallest trees in McKinley Grove are more than 230 feet high, and some are thousands of years old, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service.

On Wednesday, California Interagency Incident Management Team 5 Operations Section Chief Don Freguila said the grove has faced low to moderate fire intensity over the last couple of days. He said firefighters continue to limit "mortality"

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