Explosion at Yellowstone sends tourists scrambling

A portion of of Yellowstone National Park has been shut down after officials say a hydrothermal explosion scattered debris and destroyed a nearby boardwalk that visitors were standing on. KTLA's Chris Wolfe reports on July 23, 2024.

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[AaaaNinja]

Someone thought it would be funny to throw a mentos into the pool.

[Manskilz]

Somewhere in Yellowstone a buffalo is laughing.

[ItsShatter]

That moment when you realize you’re standing on one of the largest volcanos on Earth.

[cremebrulee]

How lucky that no one got hurt. Nature is unpredictable, and Yellowstone has many risks that people need to understand.

[jonathanthomas]

I realize not not everyone may know this but Yellowstone is actually a super volcano 🌋

[TheCoolbreeze]

"Clearly the panic wasn't enough to keep them from grabbing their cell phones and recording" 😂😂😂
I'm surprised they didn't go closer to investigate. 😬😏

[sonicrockmanx]

People forget that Yellowstone is a active volcano.

[haven_lady]

Now will you guys stop harassing the bison!?

[weldrider]

WOW...Lucky all is well. Too Many People don`t realize the hazards in Yellowstone..

[carocatho]

« One of the little boys expected a boring tour. » A kid so young being already so jaded about the marvels of nature like Yellowstone is a very sad thing.

[smokeyfreshhh]

imagine if it was a category 5 natural disaster and these geniuses still standing there with their phones recording until their lives are diminished

[joebenzz]

Yellowstone: "Boring tour you say? Watch this!"

[teresal]

This is exactly what keeps Yellow Stone reactively stable from a huge eruption and it’s why the boardwalks are built away from these geysers.

[Hippitidippity]

It is so astounding that even in the moment of danger people still feel the need to pick up their phones....!

[barbrice]

Super volcano folks. Let that sink in. Unpredictable.

[watchingnowhere]

Imagine being oblivious enough that you are still standing close to what you don't know is a gaseous fume explosion....if any of those were caustic, superheated, etc., that would be a painful few days.

[ronrice]

I know I should be running but I want my video on the evening news!

[JESUSISGOD-yd]

Run run run and everyone runs towards it with phones camera on lol

[boxsterman]

Tourists: the park service didn’t tell us this would happen. They didn’t make an announcement. We didn’t know if it would be ok to stand beneath the shower of rocks or nor. Finally we left to see if we could hug some Bison calf’s and take selfies with their mothers.

[airborneinfantry]

Good job the whoever was on the camera. Impressive. Great capture. Scary but glad everyone was able to survive through this.