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Wildfire along Grand Canyon's North Rim destroys historic lodge and is spreading rapidly
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A wildfire that tore through a historic Grand Canyon lodge and raged out of control Monday had been allowed to burn for days before erupting over the weekend, raising scrutiny over the National Park Service’s decision not to aggressively attack the fire right away.
The wildfire along the canyon's more isolated North Rim where most visitors don't venture was burning quickly with no containment, fire officials said. No injuries had been reported, but more than 70 structures were lost, including a visitors center and several cabins.
At first, the fire didn’t raise alarms after igniting from a lightning strike on July 4. Four days later, the Park Service said the fire was being allowed to burn to benefit the land and fire crews were keeping close watch.
“There are no threats to infrastructure or public safety at this time,” the park said on Facebook.
MORE: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/nation-world/grand-canyon-historic-lodge-destroyed-wildfire/507-229b4f9c-71a2-4176-85c6-b4dc3a12c2be