(Bridget Bennett | The New York Times) Visitors gather at Mather Point on the South Rim as smoke from the Dragon Bravo Fire on the North Rim rises at sunrise, in Grand Canyon Village, Ariz., July 15, 2025. Residents, along with Arizona’s political leaders, are asking why the Dragon Bravo fire, sparked by lightning on July 4, was allowed to burn for days in hot, dry conditions before it exploded beyond fire containment lines and tore through the heart of the North Rim.
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