The World’s Largest Tree Remains Standing Amid Nearby Wildfires

The World’s Largest Tree Remains Standing Amid Nearby Wildfires
A picture taken March 09, 2014 shows a tourist posing for a photo next to the General Sherman Giant Sequoia at Sequoia National Park in California on March 09, 2014. Mladen Antonov/AFP/Getty Images
Vanessa Serna
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As wildfires continue to run throughout Northern California and the Sequoia National Park, the world’s largest trees remain standing.

Earlier last week, officials rushed to cover the base of the 275-foot-tall, 25-foot-wide General Sherman Tree with fire-resistant material as the upstate blaze threatened its stability.