Firefighters in Yellowstone National Park are actively battling the Ash Fire burning in the park's remote southwest corner. First detected Wednesday afternoon, July 30, by Yellowstone helitack crews on an aerial reconnaissance mission in the Bechler area,

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK - Crews are fighting a new wildfire Wednesday evening in the southwest corner of Yellowstone National Park. The Ash fire in the Bechler area was detected by Yellowstone helitack crew on an aerial reconnaissance mission, park officials said in a news release. The fire was estimated at 10 acres on Wednesday night.

A teenage boy visiting Yellowstone National Park was seriously burned when his foot broke through the ground near a geyser by the infamous Old Faithful, officials said. The 17-year-old was hiking in a thermal area near the Lone Star Geyser on July 28 when he suffered the burns to his foot and ankle,