A Fire Is Burning One of the World's Tallest Trees Near the Oregon Coast

450-Year-Old Doerner Fir, One Of World's Tallest Trees, Burning In Oregon

One of the world's tallest and oldest trees has been burning for several days as firefighters race to preserve it. Oregon's Doerner Fir, a 450-year-old Douglas fir towering more than 325 feet, caught fire on August 17.

Oregon firefighters race to save one of the Doerner Fir, one of world's tallest trees

With about 50 ft already lost, the fire may impact the Doerner Fir's standing in global height rankings, officials say.

Race to save one of the world’s tallest trees following fire

Emergency services are trying to extinguish a fire burning in one of the world's tallest trees near the state's southern coast

Firefighters battle flame on one of the world's oldest trees

The Doerner Fir tree in the US state of Oregon is believed to be about 450 years old. The pine tree was still smoking four days after the fire was detected.

A fire is burning one of the world's tallest trees near the Oregon coast

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Firefighters in race to save Oregon’s tallest tree after it ignites

Crews are working to douse blaze on the 325-ft Doerner fir, one of the tallest non-redwood trees in the worldOregon firefighters are working to save one of the tallest non-redwood trees in the world after it caught fire last week.The coastal Douglas fir, believed to be about 450 years old and which stands 325 ft tall, was still burning east of Coquille on Tuesday, according to Megan Harper, public affairs specialist at the Bureau of Land Managem…