Historic North Rim Grand Canyon lodge destroyed by wildfire
The Grand Canyon Lodge, on the canyon's North Rim, was consumed by flames on Saturday night, the second time it had been razed in its near 100-year history, the National Park Service said.
A visitor centre, gas station, wastewater treatment plant, administrative building and a number of historic cabins were also destroyed. The fires have forced the closure of the North Rim to visitors for the remainder of the 2025 season.
The lodge as it stood and, below, the devastation of the fire
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE/MICHAEL QUINN/REUTERS
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE/REUTERS
'As stewards of some of our country's most beloved national treasures, we are devastated by the loss of the Grand Canyon Lodge,' Aramark, the company that operated it, said.
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