Hydrothermal explosion causes damage in area of Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park staff assess the damage to Biscuit Basin boardwalks after a hydrothermal explosion Tuesday, July 23, 2024. (NPS photo)
A hydrothermal explosion in Yellowstone National Park damaged a boardwalk and sent debris several stories into the air Tuesday morning in the Biscuit Basin area northwest of Old Faithful, according to the scientist-in-charge at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Yellowstone Volcano Observatory.
The explosion, which Scientist-in-Charge Michael Poland said was a “small” one, happened around 10 a.m. Tuesday about 2.1 miles northwest of Old Faithful, likely in the Black Diamond Pool in Biscuit Basin, Poland said.
Poland said in an information statement early Tuesday afternoon there had so far been no injuries reported in the explosion.
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