Grand Canyon wildfire grows 20-fold over 24 hours as Canadian wildfires smoke blanket U.S. Midwest

A fire near the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona has increased by more than 20 times in 24 hours while a season of intensification of forest fires sees the return of Canadian Forest Fire Fire in the United States

The White Sage fire, located in the Kaibab national forest, forced hundreds to evacuate. He burned more than 20,000 acres and was not contained, according to the authorities. Another fire nearby – the Dragon Bravo fire – also threatens historical buildings in the region. Meanwhile, managers warn that weather conditions are not favorable to contain the flames.

The two fires were launched by lightning, according to US Forest Service.

Meanwhile, a large part of the Midwest Upper on Saturday faced unhealthy air bands due to Canadian smoke.

The smoke of Canadian forest fires covers the northern United States region at a time when people want to enjoy lakes, trails and large spaces.

Most of the Minnesota and the Montana, Northern Dakota and Wisconsin parts were classified “unhealthy” for air quality on an American map of the environmental protection agency. Part of the Northern Dakota which houses Theodore Roosevelt National Park and other tourist attractions has been classified “very unhealthy”, part of the worst air quality of the country.

In minnesota“If you have a beautiful pork lanyard, you can hang a tree, it will turn into ham,” joked Al Chirpich, owner of the Hideaway Resort near the Detroit lakes, where people come to enjoy the lake bordered by fishing trees and other nautical activities.

Conditions began on Friday, leading to smoke from Canadian forest fires on the surface, said National Weather Service Meteorologist Jennifer Ritterling in Grand Forks. Poor air quality periods should last throughout the region’s weekend, she said.

Limiting time to the outside, keeping the windows closed and operating air purifiers is good ideas for people with pulmonary diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and even healthy people, said Ritterling.

“Our summers here are quite short and therefore everyone wants to go out and enjoy it, and it’s a bit frustrating when there is this smoke in the air,” she said.

Meanwhile, all of Manitoba is under the state of emergency due to forest fires, which led 12,600 people to evacuate their homes in the Canadian province. Fires in the central province have burned more than 3,861 square miles, the most land has burned in 30 years of electronic registers.

Less than 1,000 people have evacuated their Saskatchewan houses, where forest fires also continue to burn.

The national meteorological service warns of smoke, dangerous heat

The forecasters and national managers of the Arizona parks have issued warnings on dangerous weather conditions in recent days, temperatures have reached more than 110 degrees.

“Not only is there a dangerous heat at the lower levels of the Grand Canyon, but a lot of smoke and a high danger,” NWS Flagstaff on social media said on Saturday. “Don’t like it.”

A 67 -year -old Texas man died by hiking in the Grand CanyonThe National Park Service said on Wednesday on Wednesday.

Sage White’s fire also started on Wednesday, and Dragon Bravo’s fire began on July 4, according to the authorities.

More than 200 firefighters and support staff worked to stop the fire not contained on Saturday while it was burning through a high altitude tray between the Lonesome, White Sage and Jacob Lake communities.

In ColoradoBlack Canyon from Gunnison National Park was closed due to a forest fire of 4.4 squares square on the southern edge of the park, known for its steep dramatic cliffs. A few kilometers from the fire, an evacuation was ordered for the community of Bostwick Park, and a neighboring highway was also closed.

The fires in and near the two national parks led to evacuations of hundreds of people.

Chirpich, the owner of Minnesota Resort, said that he planned to go to Black Canyon from Gunnison National Park on Thursday and that he is “a little thoughtful on the way it will be there”.

“I’m going to leave a smoker for another, I suppose,” he said.