Four new wildfires reported in the western states
By
Gina Jameson
Story Created:
Jul 21, 2010 at 9:52 PM MST
Story Updated:
Jul 21, 2010 at 9:57 PM MST
Twin Falls, Idaho (KMVT) - Four new large fires have been reported around the west, two in Colorado, one in Arizona and another Utah.
And two large fires continue to burn in Washington State.
According to the National Interagency Fire Center, The Beach Fire, inside Yellowstone National Park, has consumed 500 acres and is 20 percent contained. This fire is 28 miles southeast of West Yellowstone.
In Utah, The Badger Fire, 19 miles north of Cedar City has charred 300 acres and is ten percent contained.
And in Washington State, two fires have burned nearly 25 thousand acres around Yakima and Wenatchee.
Thunderstorms are predicted for central Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and the four corner states
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