Update: Officials have confirmed the pilot of the air tanker has died.
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Cal Fire says an air tanker crashed while fighting a wildfire in Yosemite National Park. The Dog Fire has shut down a highway and several dozen homes have been evacuated.
Cal Fire says it is sending a crew to the last known location of the tanker.
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection says the Dog Fire broke out shortly before 3 p.m. near Highway 140, which leads into the heart of the park. It has grown to about 130 acres.
Park officials say the community of Foresta, consisting of about 60 homes on the west side of Yosemite, is under evacuation orders. It's not clear how many of the homes were occupied or how many people have actually evacuated.
The same community had to evacuate for several weeks in July from one of several major wildfires that has burned in the park this year. (AP)
