Grand Canyon's North Rim closed for season
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The Grand Canyon Lodge was one of dozens of structures destroyed in a fast-moving wildfire in Arizona over the weekend, the National Park Service (NPS) confirmed.
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.
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,
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