Wildfire damages part of Grand Canyon
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The Grand Canyon Lodge, which burned in the Dragon Bravo Fire over the weekend of July 12-13, was on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
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Fox Weather on MSNHistoric Grand Canyon Lodge among dozens of buildings burned in wildfire; chlorine gas leak hampers firefightDozens of buildings inside the North Rim of the Grand Canyon have been destroyed, including a historic lodge, as a chlorine gas leak has forced firefighter evacuations from the Dragon Bravo Fire.
Grand Canyon National Park evacuated Phantom Ranch and areas of the inner canyon after the rapidly growing Dragon Bravo Fire led to the leak of poisonous gas.
About 10 people die at the Grand Canyon every year, CBS affiliate KPHO reported. This is the second death at the park that the park service has reported this year. In May, a 74-year-old man died while attempting to hike from the canyon's South Rim to the North Rim, an approximately 24-mile distance.
The Dragon Bravo Fire started on July 4 and was managed at first as a controlled burn. Then the wind picked up, and it quickly became uncontrollable.
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Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) is demanding an investigation into the federal government’s handling of a fire that ravaged multiple sites along the Grand Canyon’s North Rim in recent days. “An incident of this magnitude demands intense oversight and scrutiny into the federal government’s emergency response,