3K-acre wildfire burning in southeast Hot Springs County

3K-acre wildfire burning in southeast Hot Springs County

THERMOPOLIS, Wyo. — Just over a week after the Vees Fire torched over 5,000 acres in the northeast corner of the Bighorn Basin, a new naturally caused fire is burning further south near Thermopolis. This fire — which, according to AirNow.gov, is called the Red Canyon Fire — has burned an estimated 3,000 cumulative acres. It is located east of Wind River Canyon and northeast of Boysen Reservoir. AirNow Screenshot (AirNow) According to the Hot Spr…