500 Visitors Evacuated From Grand Canyon Due to Nearby Wildfire

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, 260 miles southwest of Denver, Colorado, is also closed until further notice due to wildfires.
500 Visitors Evacuated From Grand Canyon Due to Nearby Wildfire
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About 500 visitors were evacuated from the Grand Canyon on the night of July 10, as smoke from a nearby wildfire caused the closure of the North Rim in Arizona.

Employees and residents on the North Rim were told to shelter in place.

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