Railroad Fire
| Railroad Fire | |
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The Railroad Fire from Bass Lake on September 1, 2017 | |
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| Location | Sierra National Forest, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 37°26′56″N 119°39′00″W / 37.449°N 119.65°W |
| Statistics | |
| Burned area | 12,407 acres (50 km2) |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Unknown |
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The Railroad Fire was a wildfire that burned in between the communities of Sugar Pine and Fish Camp in the Sierra National Forest in California, United States. The fire was reported on August 29, 2017 and burned 12,407 acres (50 km2) before it was fully contained on October 24. It occurred during the historic 2011–2017 California drought. The cause of the fire remains unknown.
The fire threatened communities in the area, historic buildings in the Nelder Grove Historic Area, Tenaya Lodge, and Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad, which the fire was named after. It also impacted tourism and air quality in the forest and Yosemite National Park. It killed 39 out of the remaining 104 giant sequoias in Nelder Grove.