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California Rim Fire showers ash on reservoir
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23829047A huge fire in and around California's Yosemite National Park has continued to spread and now covers almost 230 sq miles (600 sq km), officials say.
The Rim Fire is now raining ash on a key reservoir that supplies water and hydro-electric power to San Francisco.
City officials say they are moving water to lower reservoirs and monitoring supplies for contamination.
The blaze is also threatening thousands of homes and some of California's renowned giant sequoia trees.