Crews have made gains this week in containing the year’s largest wildfire, a scorcher that’s burned across Grand Canyon National Park’s northern rim and destroyed dozens of structures including a historic lodge.
Containment of the Dragon Bravo Fire, now at 36 percent, nearly doubled between Wednesday and Thursday and has continued to climb despite “strong and unpredictable winds,” the fire management team said in an update Friday morning.
But those wins came after a massive expansion of the fire last week, driven by record low humidity and hot, dry weather.
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Wind and extreme heat in northern Arizona continue to stoke the flames.
