8/29/13, 3:00pm: New fire start approximately two miles east of Mud Volcano

We've received reports of a new lightning-started fire two miles east of Mud Volcano, approximately in the Stone Top Mountain area. A plume of white smoke is visible from Mud Volcano. Fire managers are verifying the exact location, but this fire is in a neighborhood where it poses no immediate threat or impact to visitors.  We'll post more information as it comes in.