Hundreds evacuated from California wildfire

A wildfire burning almost completely out of control outside the famed Yosemite National Park in California has charred more than 42 square miles and destroyed 12 homes.

A US wildfire burning almost completely out of control outside the famed Yosemite National Park in California has charred more than 42 square miles and destroyed 12 homes.

The blaze, marching through steep, dry terrain, has forced the evacuation of about 300 homes in the nearby towns of Midpines and Coulterville and is threatening about 2,000 others.