Due to the risk of exposure, park authorities immediately evacuated firefighters from the north rim and hikers from the inner canyon, and closed access to specific areas within the inner canyon All river trips were instructed to bypass phantom ranch. A wildfire burning in grand canyon national park triggered a chlorine gas leak saturday afternoon after flames reached a water treatment facility. A leak released chlorine, used for water treatment at the park, forcing park authorities to close several trails. A chlorine gas leak in the north rim forced grand canyon national park officials to close three trail heads. A chlorine gas leak at grand canyon national park’s main water supply has forced park officials to close all inner canyon corridor trails until further notice.
A wildfire on the north rim of the grand canyon has destroyed more than 70 structures, including a historic lodge and a water treatment facility that caused a chlorine gas leak. Grand canyon national park, ariz (kutv) — areas of grand canyon national park were closed saturday after a fire at a water treatment facility led to a chlorine gas leak, prompting evacuations.
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