A Cal Fire air tanker crashed in Yosemite National Park in California Tuesday afternoon, killing the unidentified pilot. The S-2T aircraft was fighting the Dog Rock Fire near Arch Rock and hit the wall of a canyon. The circumstances of the crash were not clear in early reports. The fire started about 2:45 p.m. and had grown to 130 acres within a couple of hours. The crash occurred about 4:30 p.m. More than 60 homes in the area have been evacuated.
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