Fire rages at the Grand Canyon after nearly 150,000 acres burned last year
- A wildfire caused by lightning is raging through Grand Canyon National Park, exactly a year after a megafire burned nearly 150,000 acres.
- The Cliff Spring Fire began below the North Rim of the park Tuesday and was burning through grass, brush, pinyon pine and juniper, the National Park Service said.
- The fire was zero percent contained as of Tuesday night, and had burned through an estimated 171 acres, park officials said.
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- A wildfire caused by lightning is raging through Grand Canyon National Park, exactly a year after a megafire burned nearly 150,000 acres.
- The Cliff Spring Fire began below the North Rim of the park Tuesday and was burning through grass, brush, pinyon pine and juniper, the National Park Service said.
- The fire was zero percent contained as of Tuesday night, and had burned through an estimated 171 acres, park officials said.
Sources: The Independent