Wildfire threatens Grand Canyon's North Rim
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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.
The Grand Canyon Lodge was the park's one and only hotel, according the National Park Service, with the next nearest lodgings roughly 18 miles away.
Wildfires prompted evacuations, air quality concerns and decimated a historic hotel in the Grand Canyon North Rim. See photos.
The lightning-caused wildfire that consumed roughly 70 structures seemed unremarkable for days. High winds changed that.
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Live Science on MSNGrand Canyon Dragon wildfire burns down historic lodge and triggers toxic gas leakFirefighters are battling a lightning-caused wildfire on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. The Dragon Bravo Fire has burned down the Grand Canyon Lodge and triggered a chlorine gas leak.