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The George fire in the Sequoia National Forest.
By NBCLosAngeles.com and msnbc.com staff
LOS ANGELES -- Authorities evacuated hikers and called in additional personnel to fight a 1,600-acre blaze that threatened a portion of the Sequoia National Forest, the U.S. Forest Service said Monday.
More than 400 firefighters were battling the blaze, dubbed the George Fire, and more resources were expected to arrive throughout the day, the?Los Angeles Times reported.
The fire had increased in size by Monday, growing from 1,000 acres on Sunday to 1,600 acres, according to the?Times.
Firefighters from the U.S. Forest Service evacuated hikers and campers along the Lloyd Meadow Road and at several trailheads.
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Fire Information Officer Denise Alonzo told NBCLosAngeles.com that?emergency crews were still trying to notify?back country?travelers in the Golden Trout Wilderness in Tulare County.
This is the first time in 140 years that fire has threatened this part of the forest, fire officials say.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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