Rainfall Stalls Wildfire Near Site of Historic Hunting Lodge Near
Yellowstone in Wyoming
PAHASKA TEPEE, Wyoming
Friday, August 17, 2007 20:07 PDT

Rain and cooler weather Friday halted the advance of a fire that threatened
a century-old hunting lodge built by Buffalo Bill Cody outside Yellowstone
National Park. But officials remained cautions because warm, dry conditions
were forecast to return early next week.

The fire has burned 29 square miles since it began August 9, after a
lightning strike inside Yellowstone National Park.

Fire commander Mark Grant: "Seven-tenths of an inch of rain that fell
Friday should dampen the blaze for at least 4 or 5 days.