Air Pollution Montana

Fires near Yellowstone National Park posed a threat to two Montana towns, while smoke from Idaho's fires has led to dangerous air pollution. In Montana, officials were concerned about two fires burning in rugged, timber-covered terrain just over the Yellowstone park border. They said the Hellroaring and Storm Creek fires in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness in Wyoming could merge soon and possibly burn into Cooke City and Silver Gate, Mont., and the nearby Silver Tip Ranch.

Fires near Yellowstone National Park posed a threat to two Montana towns, while smoke from Idaho's fires has led to dangerous air pollution. In Montana, officials were concerned about two fires burning in rugged, timber-covered terrain just over the Yellowstone park border. They said the Hellroaring and Storm Creek fires in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness in Wyoming could merge soon and possibly burn into Cooke City and Silver Gate, Mont., and the nearby Silver Tip Ranch.