US: Wildfire Ravages Grand Canyon’s Historic North Rim Lodge – What We Know So Far | World News
Great Canyon, Arizona: Smoke Blanket of the sky. Historical cabins lie in the ashes. Tourists escapes as two fires turn the northern edge of the Great Canyon into a flame and chemical smoke war zone. The iconic canyon Lodge, a symbol of the US heritage, which has perceived one of the world’s largest wonders, has been turned into rubble.
The fire did not come from anywhere. On July 4, a lightning bolt illuminated the forest. It was a nightmare with a name that followed it – the Dragon Bravo Fire. The winds screamed 64 km/h (40 miles/h), while the flames roared in the area of 500 acres of national park on the days.
Then on July 9, the white sage fire came from Lightning fire. Until July 13, it exploded more than 40,000 acres and spread to Arizona’s backcountry at a terrible speed.
Grand Canyon Lodge, a beloved seasonal seclusion in 1928, stopped directly on the road. Lodge, known for his dramatic landscapes and handcrafted stonework of architect Stanley Underwood, had previously survived a fire, had a kitchen fire in 1932 and was rebuilt in 1937. This time there was no rescue.
National Park Service confirmed the worst – 50 to 80 buildings, including visitor facilities and NPS administrative buildings, were destroyed. Fire, the rest of the season caused the closure of the North Wheel completely. Lodge was opened only on May 15, continues until October 15th.
Life has not lost. The authorities acted quickly, evacuated tourists and residents before the fire. But as Inferno progressed, a chlorine gas leak complexity made everything. The water treatment plant, which was damaged by fire in the northern rim, started to leak toxic gas – teams forced the key fire zones to retreat.
Chlorine gas is deadly. It can irritate the eyes and lungs, cause throat burns and kill them in extreme cases. With the spread of leakage, Rangers closed the Phantom Ranch in the depths of the canyon near the Colorado River. Popular walking paths, such as Northern Kaibab and South Kaibab trails, are also closed.
Firefighters on the ground are fighting two enemies – flames and weather. Land Management Bureau, hot, dry and irregular winds, the fire pushes the unpredictable directions, he says. The vegetation is dry bone. Forest service records record -high energy emission (ERCs), a sign that everything is burned faster, longer and warmer than ever before.
As Dragon Bravo fire grows more aggressive, limitation strategies changed per hour. At first, the National Park Service (NPs) tried a “border/content” approach that allowed the fire to serve its natural role while keeping it away from the infrastructure. However, the strategy changed until Friday. Now, all war-tam suppression.
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs praised the efforts of exhausted firefighters and the first interventionists. But he also fired in Washington and called the federal reaction slowly and inadequate.
Hobbs said, “This event demands intense supervision and examination. They should now take action to stop the damage and prevent it from getting worse.
I am incredibly upset about the destruction of historical Grand Canyon Lodge, and my heart goes to every person who is influenced by the dragon Bravo fire on the northern edge of the Great Canyon.
An event of this size requires intensive surveillance and examination for the emergency intervention of the federal government. First, they should take aggressive action to end the forest fire and prevent further damage. However, Arizonance deserves the answers to how this fire is allowed… – Governor Katie Hobbs (@Governorhobbs) 14 July 2025
As the flame began with a lightning strike, the federal government chose to manage this fire as a controlled burnt during the most dry, dry part of the writing.
The Federal Government is calling a comprehensive and independent investigation about Governor Katie Hobbs (@Governorhobbs). 14 July 2025
We would like to thank every firefighter and the first interventionist who took action to fight the flames.
– Governor Katie Hobbs (@Governorhobbs) 14 July 2025
The large canyon, which is about 450 kilometers long, 29 kilometers wide and carved for more than two billion years, is not foreign to natural disasters. But it’s not just a forest fire, it’s a warning. When it is a very wide, very old and very respected place, it burns to memory of a nation.
And now what remains in the northern rim is a burning scar because it came to stand in awe of generations – now disappeared, consumed by fire, smoke and silence.
