A hydrothermal explosion sends Yellowstone visitors running
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A video posted on Facebook showed park visitors running from a massive black cloud as it rose. Hydrothermal explosions happen when water suddenly turns into steam underground.
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The hydrothermal explosion took place near Biscuit Basin's Sapphire Pool on Tuesday morning, erupting boiling water and steam into the air, officials said.
A video posted on Facebook showed park visitors running from a massive black cloud as it rose. Hydrothermal explosions happen when water suddenly turns into steam underground.
A hydrothermal explosion sent a towering column of boiling water, mud and rock shooting into the air at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming on Tuesday morning, destroying a section of boardwalk and sending dozens of tourists running for safety, officials said.
A hydrothermal explosion at Yellowstone National Park Tuesday sent steam and debris into the air, freaked out a number of tourists and damaged a boardwalk.
A small hydrothermal explosion occurred in the Biscuit Basin of Yellowstone National Park, sending tourists running and damaging the boardwalk accessing the geothermal area.
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