Name: General Sherman: Ancient tree wrapped in foil to protect it from California wildfire
Uploaded: 2021-09-17T21:08:21+01:00
Duration: 2 min 24 s
Description: It's home to some of the world's biggest and oldest trees, and with wildfires spreading dangerously fast through California's Sequoia National Park, firefighters have taken the desperate measure of wrapping some of their ancient trunks in flame-resistant blankets in an effort to protect them from the blaze.

It’s home to some of the world’s biggest and oldest trees, and with wildfires spreading dangerously fast through California’s Sequoia National Park, firefighters have taken the desperate measure of wrapping some of their ancient trunks in flame-resistant blankets in an effort to protect them from the blaze.