A popular Yellowstone National Park attraction will remain closed to summer tourists as scientists monitor a rogue thermal pool that might blast again after a major explosion last July.

Biscuit Basin, a popular attraction among tourists that is usually packed with visitors has been sealed off from the public since a massive explosion in July, 2024, and will remain closed during the summer season.

Biscuit Basin, located just north of Old Faithful, erupted at around 10 in the morning last summer, sending a massive plume of boiling water and debris shooting into the sky – soaring hundreds of feet into the air.

The dramatic blast completely destroyed the wooden boardwalk and left tourists running for safety.

Miraculously, no one was injured but scientists call it one of the most powerful hydrothermal explosions in the area’s recorded history.

Now, given the basin’s unpredictable history, scientists are unsure when or if it will blast again. 

‘Since the July 23, 2024, explosion, Biscuit Basin has been closed to public visitation as Yellowstone National Park assesses damage and the potential for future hazardous events,’ a released stated by Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. 

‘We were fortunate that no one was injured during what was clearly a spectacular event,’ Mike Poland, scientist in charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory told the Cowboy State Daily.

‘We don’t have enough information to know how Black Diamond pool is going to behave going forward,’ he added.

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