Firefighters from both Wyoming and South Dakota are battling a wildfire ignited by lightning in northern Wyoming.
The fire began Sunday on Bureau of Land Management land in Washakie County and spread quickly to an estimated 15 square miles (39 square kilometers). Its location is between the small communities of Manderson and Hyattville and accordingly, the Wyoming Department of Transportation has closed highway 31 between the two communities.
Air tankers and helicopters are being used to help firefighters on the ground.
Elsewhere, a fire that has been burning since June 10 in southern Wyoming is now 90 percent contained. The fire has burned about 33 square miles (85 square kilometers) in the Medicine Bow National Forest.
Better weather conditions recently have helped firefighters, and all pre-evacuation orders have been lifted.
The Terek fire is burning NE of Worland and has burned approximately 10,000-14,000 acres since it began last night.https://t.co/0X3eN4OzYr pic.twitter.com/RfC9gR0ZDr
— BLMWyoming (@BLMWyoming) July 9, 2018
SFFR crew has been moved from the Lake Christine fire in CO. to the Terek fire in Worland, WY. Be Safe! #WeAreSFFR https://t.co/LdNmkTAnqw
— Sioux Falls Fire Rescue (@SiouxFallsFire) July 10, 2018