The National Park Service’s “confinement containment” strategy has been called into question after the wildfires.

Wildfires Firefighters said they were burning quickly, without containment, along the more isolated north edge of the canyon where most visitors don’t venture. No injuries have been reported, but more than 70 structures have been lost, including a visitor center and several cabins.

Initially, the fire did not raise the alarm after it fired from a lightning strike on July 4th. Four days later, Park Service said the fire was allowed to burn as it would benefit the land, and firefighters continued to monitor it.

“At this point, there are no threats to infrastructure or public safety,” the park said on Facebook.

Then, three days later, on Friday, firefighters and park services sent warnings to “evacuate quickly” as they increased nearly eight times within a day to 1.4 square miles (3.6 square kilometers).

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has called for a federal investigation into the Parks Service’s handling of fires.

“The federal government has chosen to manage that fire as a controlled burn in the driest and hottest parts of Arizona’s summer,” the governor said in a social media post Sunday.

She will soon learn more about decisions made in wildfire management after meeting with the leadership of the U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Department of Interior, Hobbs spokesman Christian Slater said in an email.

Authorities first used a “limit and containment” strategy, but moved to aggressive control as a fire. This is one of two things firefighters are dealing with in the North Rim.

The Associated Press left a phone and email message Monday, a Park Services spokesman left a phone and email message seeking comment on how the fire was managed.

Historic lodge has been destroyed

The fire destroyed Grand Canyon Lodge, the only accommodation on the park’s north edge, and along with employee housing and wastewater treatment plants, park supervisor Ed Cable said on Sunday.

Park officials have closed access to North Rim for the remainder of the year. Millions of Grand Canyon Visitors.

Hikers in the area were evacuated and were told to bypass Phantom Ranch, a post base that hangs down the Colorado River and is in front of the cabin and dorm. The trails from the north and south edges of the canyon to the area have also been closed.

From the air, feathers of black smoke rose above the canyon walls, allowing us to see the filled section of the park. From the park’s South Rim, visitors took photos of smoke covering the canyon in the distance on Monday.

The Tuesday flareed on Saturday night, fueling the strong winds. Firefighters managed to make progress by using air fire delayers near the lodge before they had to pull back due to chlorine gas leaks at the water treatment plant.

Hikers also evacuated concerns that toxic, heavy air gas could sink downhill into the canyon.

US Senators Mark Kelly and Reuben Gallego wrote to Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgham on Monday, asking, among other things, how the administration planned to track wildfire decisions under recent executives. To integrate federal firefighters In a single program.

Fire season in the western United States

West, About 3 dozen fires According to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, there were 80 more fires to clear out the vegetation that had choked up the landscape as it was not covered.

So far, about 2.5 million acres (1 million hectares) have been on fire. The center said Monday.

A burning wildfire in southwestern Colorado closed Black Canyon in Gunnison National Park and forced evacuation nearby. It had burned about 5.7 square miles (14.8 square kilometers) as of Monday. The Tuesday was launched by lightning on Thursday at the South Rim of the park, a dramatic, deep canyon carved into the Gunnison River.

Firefighters said the brushes and trees are very dry and the chances of rain will be kept to a minimum over the next few days. Colorado Governor Jared Police has issued a disaster declaration due to fires and other matters in western Colorado.

The Dragon Bravo Fire, which destroyed the lodge and other buildings along the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, spread over approximately nine square miles (23 square kilometers) on Monday.

White sage fires also grew significantly yesterday, but now burning 77 square miles (199 square kilometers) of terrain that is not contained. Authorities reported progress in the fight against the fire.

The fire comes three years after two falsely prescribed fires, which were made by the US Forest Service. Hermit’s Peak Calf Canyon FireIt burned over 530 square miles (1,373 square kilometers) of rocky mountain foot, destroying hundreds of homes.

The history of Grand Canyon Lodge

Known for its giant ponderosa beams, a huge limestone facade and bronze statue of a donkey named “Brightbee Road,” Grand Canyon Lodge perched on the edge of its northern edge to provide a gallery sweeping view.

“You’ve always been like watching this movie,” said Eric Amallan, who lived in Arizona for the majority of her adult life and stayed at the lodge almost a decade ago. “You’re truly one of nature.”

Caren Kearney was staying there last week with her husband, parents and 12-year-old son.

She was heartbroken on Sunday to hear that such a “magic place” had burned out. After evacuation, the Georgia family went to South Rim and were able to see the flames crossing the canyon.

“I’m so happy to see the last look at the present moment before it’s lost,” Carney said.

Aramarkthe company that operated the lodge said all employees and guests were evacuated safely.

According to the Grand Canyon Historical Society, it burned out from a kitchen fire in 1932, four years after construction was completed. A redesigned lodge made from original stonework, opened in 1937.