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Revived wildfire closes Yellowstone park's south gate again 

CHEYENNE (AP) — A wildfire that roared back to life closed the south gate to Yellowstone National Park again Monday and forced employees to flee.

The same blaze shut down the entrance for nine days late last month. It had died down until winds picked up Sunday, taking firefighters by surprise.

That’s when the fire grew by more than 9 square miles (23 square kilometers) and crossed a highway connec...

 
 
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