Ancient sequoia trees threatened by growing wildfire in California’s Sierra Nevada

The Paradise and Colony fires have combined to create the KNP Complex fire which is burning through Sequoia and Kings Canyon parks

A growing wildfire, sparked by lightning and spread through the dense, dry, forested Sierra Nevada, is posing dangers to the ancient sequoia trees in their namesake national park.

The Paradise fire and the Colony fire, which have burned together to become the KNP Complex fire, surged through more than 3,000 acres of steep and difficult-to-reach terrain since igniting on 9 September in Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks, with 0% containment by Tuesday morning.