LAGUNITAS, Calif. (CNN) – California has lost one of its natural landmarks: the “Pioneer Tree,” an iconic 200-foot tall redwood.
Investigators are looking into the cause of a fire that started deep within Samuel P. Taylor State Park Thursday.
By Friday, the centuries-old tree had collapsed into a pile of smoking firewood.
The Marin County Fire Department was able to contain the forest fire damage to a half-acre area.
No injuries were reported, and there was no need to evacuate any of the campers in the state park.
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