Flagstaff, Ariz. (AP) – A fire that torn through the historic Grand Canyon Lodge and a rampant uncontrolled Monday, was allowed to burn days before the weekend, so immediately immediately immediately examined the National Park Office’s decision not to burn the fire.
Fire along Canyon, a more isolated northern land, where most visitors were hesitant to burn quickly without any insulation, fire officials said. No injuries were reported, but more than 70 constructions were lost, including the visitor center and several cabins.
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs called for a federal investigation into the park’s service management fire, which began with a lightning blow on July 4th.
“The federal government has chosen to control that fire as a controlled burns in the driest, hottest part of Arizona’s summer,” the governor said at the social media meeting on Sunday.
The authorities first used the “confinement and there” strategy, but switched to aggressive suppression – one of the two, with which firefighters rescuers face the northern land – grew rapidly due to hot temperatures, low humidity and strong wind gusts.
The fire destroyed the Grand Canyon Lodge, the only overnight stay in the northern land of the park, along with the employee’s home and a sewage treatment plant, on Sunday the Park Superintendent ED Hook.
Park officials closed access to the north edge for the remaining year, a less popular area with only about 10% of the Great Canyon’s millions of anniversary.
Travelers in the area were evacuated and the rafters in the Colorado River, which snakes through the canyon, were told to bypass the Phantom Ranch – cabins and dormitories. The paths to the territory from the north and southern rims of the canyon were also closed.
From the air it was possible to see the bursts of black smoke rising over the walls of the canyon and the Haze -filled parts of the park.
The fire caught fire on Saturday night, which was led to strong winds. Fire rescuers managed to make progress using air fire retardant drops next to the cottage, before they had to retreat due to chlorine gas leakage water treatment facility, Park Service said.
Travelers were also evacuated for concern that poisonous, heavier than air gas can immerse themselves in the canyon.
Fire Season in Western US
According to the National International Fire, according to the National Center for Inter -Greening, the city of Boise, Aidaho, was able to clean vegetation to clean the vegetation that could be cleaned of vegetation that could be cleaned of vegetation.
So far, nearly 2.5 million ha has burned this year. This is just less than 10 years of average, the center said Monday.
The fire in the southwest of Colorado closed the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and forced evacuation nearby. He burned about 5.7 square miles (14.8 square kilometers) since Monday. The fire began with Lightning on Thursday on the southern country of the park – a dramatic, deep gorge carved by the Gunnison River.
Fire officers said the brush and trees were very dry and that in the coming days there was only a minimum chance of rain. Colorado Governor Jared Polis issued a disaster declaration on a fire and other Western Colorado.
Along the northern land of the Great Canyon, the Dragon Bravo fire, which destroyed the hut and other buildings on Monday, spread to nearly 9 square miles (23 square kilometers).
The white sage fire has also increased dramatically on the last day, and has now traveled 77 square miles (199 square kilometers) of relief without any detention. Officials reported progress in the fight against fire, but evacuation.
Grand Canyon Lodge story
The Grand Canyon Lodge, known for its huge ponderosa rays, a massive limestone facade and bronze donkey statues called Brights the Burro, was built on the north rim and offered wide views of canyon.
Caren Carney visited a cottage with her husband, parents and twelve -year -old son last week, when the park’s reincper knocks on their door on Thursday and told them to evacuate.
On Sunday, she had a heart pain that she had heard that such a “magical place” had burned. After the evacuated family from Georgia went to the south and could see the flame from the entire canyon.
“I’m very happy to have to look at the present for the last time before it was lost,” Carney said.
The company that manages the Aramark, The Lodge, said all employees and guests were safely evacuated.
The original cottage burned from the kitchen fire in 1932, four years after construction, was completed, according to the Great Canyon Historical Society. Rocked the cottage using original stones opened in 1937.
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Ding reported from Los Angeles and Seewer to Toledo, Ohio. Associated Press Reporters Mead Gruver in Cheyenne, Vajoming; Susan Montoya Bryan Albukerke; Colleen Slevin Denver; Bruce Schreiner in Luisville, Kentucky; and Hannah Schoenbaum Solt Lake in the City contributed to this report.