Wildfire burning in Wyo.'s Washakie Wilderness

The U.S. Forest Service is monitoring a new wildfire burning in wilderness in western Wyoming. The Hardluck Fire was discovered Saturday deep within the Washakie (WASH'-ah-kee) Wilderness in the Shoshone National Forest. It was estimated to be burning on 3 acres Sunday morning but no updated acreage is available yet. Officials believe it has grown in warm, windy conditions. Forest Service spokeswoman Kristie Salzmann says an outfitter in the area reported seeing smoke coming from the fire. A reconnaissance flight is planned Monday. Firefighters aren't trying to suppress the fire because it's in a remote area with difficult terrain near the confluence of East Fork Creek and the South Fork of the Shoshone River. Another smaller fire was also reported Saturday near Table Mountain just outside the forest.