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SMALL FIRE BURNING IN NORTHWEST CORNER OF YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK GROWS TO 60 ACRES

The National Park Service's Yellowstone National Park issued the following press release:

A small fire burning in the northwest corner of Yellowstone National Park has grown from 30 to 60 acres in the last twenty-four hours.

The Owl Fire is located north of the Montana/Wyoming State line, south of Specimen Creek, and about three miles east of US Highway 191. The lightning caused fire was discovered Friday afternoon in an old lodgepole forest, west of an area which burned in 1988.

A reconnaissance flight early Saturday afternoon allowed fire managers to estimate the size at 60 acres. Hot afternoon temperatures have resulted in active fire behavior, including individual tree and small group ...

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