A fierce and fast-moving wildfire erupted near Yosemite National Park quickly spreading over 1,600 acres. <br /> <br />The aggressivity of the blaze has prompted the evacuation of thousands of people and the shutting off of power to more than 2,000 homes and businesses. <br /> <br />The Oak Fire began in a park near Midpines in Mariposa County while firefighters were trying to control an earlier blaze that burned to the edge of a grove of giant sequoias in Yosemite Park. Report by Petruscollm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
