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Hydrothermal explosion sends water, rocks flying at Yellowstone National Park's Biscuit Basin

Yellowstone tourists were sent running after a small hydrothermal explosion sent boiling water, steam and debris flying over a boardwalk in the national park's Biscuit Basin. The explosion, which occurred near Sapphire Pool just north of Old Faithful, destroyed the fence along the boardwalk.
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