Fire That ‘Exploded in Size’ Seen From Space [Video]

Recent satellite imagery shows how the House Draw Fire in Johnson County, Wyoming, “exploded in size” in less than 24 hours.

The House Draw Fire ignited after a lightning strike on Wednesday and has since grown to at least 163,000 acres. Containment is at 0 percent, according to the Department of Emergency Management in Johnson County, and much of Wyoming remains under fire-related weather warnings and watches, the National Weather Service (NWS) reported.

On Thursday, social media posts showed the fire’s large impact, which was big enough to see from space.

“The House Draw fire in northeastern Wyoming exploded in size overnight. The burn scar from the fire can be seen in the morning light,” the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) posted on X, formerly Twitter, with a satellite timelapse showing the impact.

“Before & After: Weather satellite imagery of the House Draw Fire in Johnson Co. comparing Wednesday morning to Thursday morning,” the NWS office in Riverton posted …