A rockslide Thursday morning near Yosemite National Park has closed a portion of Highway 140 in Mariposa County, according to the National Park Service.The rockfall happened about 5:45 a.m. above El Portal Road (Highway 140), prompting officials to close the road from the park boundary in El Portal to the junction of El Portal and Big Oak Flat roads.The rocks fell below the Arch Entrance Station in the area of the Dog Rock Fire burn zone, which torched the area in October 2014.No one was injured in the rockslide.Road crews and Yosemite National Park rangers are assessing the situation. There is no estimated time for the highway to reopen.

A rockslide Thursday morning near Yosemite National Park has closed a portion of Highway 140 in Mariposa County, according to the National Park Service.

The rockfall happened about 5:45 a.m. above El Portal Road (Highway 140), prompting officials to close the road from the park boundary in El Portal to the junction of El Portal and Big Oak Flat roads.


The rocks fell below the Arch Entrance Station in the area of the Dog Rock Fire burn zone, which torched the area in October 2014.

No one was injured in the rockslide.

Road crews and Yosemite National Park rangers are assessing the situation. There is no estimated time for the highway to reopen.