Work continues to extinguish the fire that started in the state of California, USA.

APA reports with reference to Reuters that Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency.

About 3,000 people were evacuated as the fire moved towards residential houses.

So far, about 4,600 hectares of land have been destroyed.

11 firefighters, more than 400 personnel, 45 fire trucks and 4 helicopters from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection are fighting the blaze.

The fire threatened Yosemite National Park, which is a 3,000-square-meter mountainous and forested area with rare trees.

Due to the rapidly spreading fire, the electricity supply to the area was stopped.