A historic Grand Canyon lodge has been destroyed by wildfire, an official says
The park said on Sunday that a historical hut in the northern rim of the large canyon was destroyed by a fast -moving forest fire.
Park Kable, Ed Kable, on Sunday morning in a meeting to the residents, staff and others in a statement, the only accommodation in the park in Northern Rim Grand Canyon Lodge, was consumed by flames. Visitor center, gas station, wastewater treatment plant, an administrative building and some employee houses are among the lost 50 to 80 buildings, he said.
Two fires on the northern edge or near the northern edge known as the white sage and the dragon bravo fire. The second is the one that affects the hut and other structures. Fire officials, the park initially ruled as a controlled burn, but hot temperatures, low moisture and wind rapidly growing to 7.8 miles was shifted to suppressing.
No injury was reported.
Millions of people visit the Grand Canyon National Park every year and most of them go to more popular South Rim. The north rim is seasonally open. Wildfire was released last Thursday.
Firefighters in North Jant and the hikers in the inner canyon were evacuated during the weekend. With the risk of fire, the park said that they could potentially be exposed to chlorine gas after the treatment facility burned. Chlorine gas is heavier than air and can cause blurred vision, irritation or respiratory problems if a high amount of breath is breathed compared to disease control and prevention centers.
The beams on the Colorado River via the Great Canyon were told to jump on a series of cabins and dormitories along the river.
North Rim Lodge was the first important feature of visitors even before watching the canyon. A highway ends in the hut known with its sloping roof, large ponderosa beams and large limestone façade. By walking along the lobby and descending into a stairwell, visitors can polish the first views of the big canyon through the windows along the “Sun Room”.
Meanwhile, the authorities reported progress in the fight against a second forest fire in the north of the Great Canyon. Authorities, White Sage Fire and Jacob Lake Jacob Lake forced the evacuation of fire lines, he said. On the southern edge of the fire, hand teams and bulldozers were working uphill and the spread of the fire was minimal.
However, in the east and north, the fire spread rapidly, the grass and the standing dead trees contributed to the intensity of the fire, he said. The fire was pushing downhill to the Vermilion Cliffs area and the crew were evaluating the opportunities to create buffer zones that help slow or stop the progress of the fire.
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