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TheBiscuit Basinarea ofYellowstone National ParkinWyomingwas shaken by an undergroundhydrothermal explosion.

The area has now been closed off to visitors.

Biscuit Basin, including the parking lot and boardwalks, are temporarily closed for safety reasons.

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The Grand Loop Road remains open.

No injuries were reported following the incident.

The area will be reopened to visitors once it is deemed safe.

Terrified Tourists Run For Their Lives During Hydrothermal Explosion At Yellowstone National Park

A woman named Vlada March shared clips online from the harrowing incident.

Biscuit basin at Yellowstonenational parkWyoming just exploded right in front of us.

Boardwalk destroyed, my mom got some of the debris but everyone is safe.

Terrified Tourists Run For Their Lives During Hydrothermal Explosion At Yellowstone National Park

Unbelievable and grateful to be alive, she wrote onFacebook.

This event has nothing to do with volcanic activity.

This was the sort of event that occurs 1-2 times per year.

Terrified Tourists Run For Their Lives During Hydrothermal Explosion At Yellowstone National Park

I was there yesterday!

I made a comment to myhusband, it looks like its going to explode !

Its making a really weird noise!

Terrified Tourists Run For Their Lives During Hydrothermal Explosion At Yellowstone National Park

I have a video in my stories, read one comment.

Glad I got some pictures before today!!

read a second comment, while a third said, Wow!

Glad no one was hurt!

There are no reports of injuries.

The boardwalk, on the other hand, will need a few repairs.

The area remains temporarily closed.

So, yer biscuits are burnin?

Another wrote, Wyoming Public Radio called it a burp.

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