Historic Grand Canyon Lodge destroyed
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The Grand Canyon's North Bravo Fire intensified on July 11, the day before Katy Rock Shop owner Jacob Proctor and his family arrived at the national park.
National Park Service officials say a lightning strike inside the Grand Canyon National Park started the Dragon Bravo Fire.
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The Grand Canyon Lodge burned not by an act of God but from National Park Service hubris that it could 'manage' a fire in fire season.
About 10 people die at the Grand Canyon every year, CBS affiliate KPHO reported. This is the second death at the park that the park service has reported this year. In May, a 74-year-old man died while attempting to hike from the canyon's South Rim to the North Rim, an approximately 24-mile distance.
A 67-year-old Texan planning to spend a night at Phantom Ranch on the floor of Grand Canyon National Park collapsed and died while hiking down the South Kaibab Trail.