Wildfire that destroyed Grand Canyon Lodge spread
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Federal officials initially treated the fire as a controlled burn before powerful winds caused it to explode in size over the weekend, spurring evacuations and swallowing whole structures, including the Grand Canyon Lodge,
Arizona's governor has demanded an investigation into why a wildfire that destroyed a historic lodge and dozens of other structures on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon was allowed to burn for a week before federal firefighters tried to put it out.
Admirers of the Grand Canyon's North Rim are hopeful The Grand Canyon Lodge, an elusive getaway for nearly a century, will be rebuilt.