Lone Star fire still active in Yellowstone
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK (KIFI/KIDK)-
UPDATE: 9-7 9:25 a.m.:The lightning caused Lonestar fire was estimated at 3,346 acres Monday morning. The fire remains active in a mature, unburned forest of spruce, fir, and lodgepole pine. Crews are continuing to work to protect the Old Faithful area.
The fire is now within one mile of a back country cabin.
The Lone Star fire is still actively burning in Yellowstone National Park.
The lightning caused fire was mapped at 1,220 acres about 3 miles south of the developed Old Faithful area and 23 miles southeast of West Yellowstone, Montana Saturday night.
52 firefighters are assigned to the fire, primarily working to protect structures in the Old Faithful area.
A Red Flag warning for heat and wind was forecast Sunday.
