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Avid hiker describes evacuation from bottom of Grand Canyon due to gas leak
Jamie Coffin recalls being one of several people flown out of the Grand Canyon because of a chlorine gas leak.
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Chlorine gas released after fire at Grand Canyon water facility
A wildfire burning in Grand Canyon National Park triggered a chlorine gas leak Saturday afternoon after flames reached a ...
Grand Canyon blaze shows how managing a fire can go suddenly sideways
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. land managers are racing the clock as hotter, drier weather raises the risk of wildfires in the ...
'Huge relief to leave': Hiker details evacuation amid Grand Canyon wildfire, gas leak
A water treatment facility at the North Rim had been compromised by the fire, causing chlorine gas to fall towards the bottom of the canyon.
National Park Service's handling of wildfire that destroyed historic Grand Canyon Lodge questioned
A wildfire that tore through a historic Grand Canyon Lodge​ had been allowed to burn for days before erupting over the ...
Is Grand Canyon open for visitors? Here's where you can and can't go
Here's what's open and closed at Grand Canyon North Rim, South Rim and Phantom Ranch in the wake of wildfires that destroyed ...
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Grand Canyon water treatment facility catches fire, releases chlorine gas as Dragon Bravo Fire grows
A Grand Canyon water treatment facility located at the North Rim caught fire on Saturday, causing chlorine gas to be released into the air. Multiple closures are being enforced due to the incident.
Warning Issued to Grand Canyon Tourists
The NWS warning was in effect for regions of the Grand Canyon below 4,000 feet elevation. Temperatures were forecast to ...