LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Firefighters are responding within the West Rim space of Zion Nationwide Park after a fireplace was reported to park workers at about 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, officers stated.
The Nationwide Park Service launched a photograph as we speak exhibiting smoke rising from a valley inside the park.
Officers stated a lightning strike precipitated the hearth. It’s estimated at 25 acres.
Smoke from fireplace in Zion Nationwide Park West Rim. (Will See/NPS)
Guests to the park ought to count on some closures as wildland firefighters work towards the blaze. Presently, Lava Level Highway and West Rim path have been briefly shut. The West Rim path is closed between Scout Lookout and Lava Level. Updates on closures are posted at https://www.nps.gov/zion/planyourvisit/circumstances.htm.
Presently, 25 firefighters and one helicopter have been deployed.
The hearth comes three months after the Dragon Bravo Fireplace devastated the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Components of the North Rim reopened lately, however 70 constructions together with the historic Grand Canyon Lodge have been misplaced.
