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Cause of Dome Fire in Yosemite identified two weeks after it started

KCRA3 Sacramento (Hearst) and Vanguard (Nigeria) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Officials have identified the cause of the Dome Fire that has been burning for two weeks at Yosemite National Park.
The headline split KCRA3 Sacramento (Hearst) frames it as "Cause of Dome Fire in Yosemite identified two weeks after it started". The Spokesman-Review (Spokane) frames it as "Dome fire has burned in Yosemite National Park for 2 weeks. We now know the cause - Tue,...".
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KCRA3 Sacramento (Hearst)News report · Sep 30, 12:41 AM

Cause of Dome Fire in Yosemite identified two weeks after it started

Officials have identified the cause of the Dome Fire that has been burning for two weeks at Yosemite National Park.

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Vanguard (Nigeria)News report · Sep 30, 2:51 AM

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KGO / ABC7 San FranciscoNews report · Sep 30, 2:05 AM

Cause of 'Dome Fire' burning in Yosemite National Park revealed

The cause of the Dome Fire, which has been burning in Yosemite National Park since Sept. 15, has been revealed.

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The Spokesman-Review (Spokane)News report · Sep 30, 12:26 AM

Dome fire has burned in Yosemite National Park for 2 weeks. We now know the cause - Tue, 29 Sep 2026 PST

FRESNO, Calif. — The National Park Service now knows what started the Dome fire, entering a third week of burning in the backwoods near the southern entrance of Yosemite in Maripiosa County...

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