Hardluck Fire near Cody grows to 31 square miles

Fire officials say a wildfire in northwest Wyoming has scorched more than 31 square miles. The Hardluck Fire has been burning in the Shoshone National Forest about 50 miles southwest of Cody since July 17 when it was started by lightning. It is burning in rugged, inaccessible terrain, and firefighters have been letting it burn so far, though crews have been clearing fuels near buildings in case the fire approaches a more populated area in the South Fork Valley. Several fires are burning across Wyoming, but most of the smoke in the air is from large fires in Idaho and Utah.