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A wildfire on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon has expanded by roughly 50%, after being left to burn for a week before full firefighting efforts began.
The Dragon Bravo Fire began on 4 July due to a lightning strike and has now grown to 8,570 acres (3,468 hectares), destroying the historic Grand Canyon Lodge and about 70 other structures, including staff housing and tourist cabins, according to fire officials.
Local media reports indicate that around 280 National Park Service employees have lost their homes in the fire.
The dry conditions, especially low moisture levels in the area’s ponderosa pine and fir forests, created ideal conditions for the blaze according to officials.
"It's just like perfect tinder-dry for a fire", said incident spokesperson Stefan La-Sky.
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has called for an independent inquiry into why park officials allowed the fire to continue burning during the driest period of the year.
The National Park Service had initially implemented a "confine and contain" approach to reduce fuel loads and promote ecosystem health. However, after strong northwest winds on 11 July pushed the flames toward critical infrastructure, the strategy shifted to full suppression, according to the InciWeb wildfire database.
This marks the second time in two decades that a managed fire on the North Rim has spiralled out of control. In 2006, the Warm Fire also started by lightning was permitted to burn for weeks before winds caused it to surge, forcing evacuations of people from the area and ultimately burning 59,000 acres.
The North Rim will now remain closed for the rest of the 2025 season, with inner canyon trails and campgrounds also shut indefinitely.
However, the South Rim, which receives about five million visitors each year, remains open to the public.
AnewZ has learned that India has once again blocked Azerbaijan’s application for full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, while Pakistan’s recent decision to consider diplomatic relations with Armenia has been coordinated with Baku as part of Azerbaijan’s peace agenda.
A day of mourning has been declared in Portugal to pay respect to victims who lost their lives in the Lisbon Funicular crash which happened on Wednesday evening.
The UK is gearing up for Exercise Pegasus 2025, its largest pandemic readiness test since COVID-19. Running from September to November, this full-scale simulation will challenge the country's response to a fast-moving respiratory outbreak.
A Polish Air Force pilot was killed on Thursday when an F-16 fighter jet crashed during a training flight ahead of the 2025 Radom International Air Show.
Pakistan’s eastern towns of Chiniot and Hafizabad are at risk of devastating floods if an irrigation barrage on a major upstream river collapses after torrential rains pushed it beyond capacity, officials warned on Thursday.
Egypt, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Bahrain have signed an agreement with China to jointly develop a $220 million solar energy project.
A deadly landslide triggered by heavy rain struck a major Hindu pilgrimage route in Jammu, killing at least 30 people and disrupting communication across the region.
Wind farm developer Orsted's plan to raise much-needed capital is at risk following a U.S. order to halt construction of a near-complete project, and the Danish group's share price could come under pressure on Monday, analysts said.
Brazil’s government has ruled out subsidising hotel costs for delegates attending the COP30 climate summit in Belém this November, despite growing concerns over soaring accommodation prices.
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