The Dragon Bravo Fire has burned over 100,000 acres near the Grand Canyon, making it the 10th largest wildfire in the history of Arizona.

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Fire crews in northern Arizona are continuing to battle the Dragon Bravo wildfire, which has now burned more than 105,000 acres. The fire, sparked by lightning, is currently the tenth largest in Arizona's history and has destroyed at least 70 structures, including the historic Grand Canyon Lodge. The north rim of Grand Canyon National Park has been closed due to the fire's spread, and containment has dropped to just four percent. 

In related news, the extreme heat in Arizona has led to the death of an HVAC technician, Matt Nelson, who collapsed after working in an attic where temperatures reached 150 degrees. His family has set up a GoFundMe to help with funeral and medical expenses.

Dragon Bravo Fire grows to over 100K acres

It is hard to believe, but fire crews still battling the Dragon Bravo fire in northern Arizona. It is still burning this morning. Yeah, and unbelievably it is quickly grown to one of the largest wildfires in the history of our state. The flames right now have burned more than a hundred and five thousand acres since the fourth of July when it first started. Containment on the fire has also dropped back down to just four percent. The Dragon Bravo fire is now the tenth largest wildfire ever in Arizona. The lightning-sparked fire has destroyed at least 70 structures, including the historic Grand Canyon Lodge. It has also forced the closure of the north rim of the Grand Canyon National Park. Obviously, we're dealing with some historic conditions here on the Dragon Bravo. For this kind of fire growth to occur this time of year is very rare. One of our values at risk, obviously, is the Kayabab Lodge kind of right here in the middle, and then we've got the House Rock Wildlife Area. Again, a big part of the fire is on the Kayabab National Forest, basically from about here north, and then this part of the fire is on the Grand Canyon National Park. Although the Dragon Bravo fire is large, it's still a long way from the largest wildfire in Arizona history. That would be the Wallow fire that burned back in 2011. It burned more than 538,000 acres near Alpine in eastern Arizona. Arizona's sweltering heat keeps HVAC technicians obviously very busy this time of the year, but that job can be pretty dangerous. So we're hearing from the family of an HVAC technician who recently, unfortunately, died working in the attic where temperatures reached about 150 degrees. Matt Nelson worked as an HVAC technician for decades, but earlier this month a call turned deadly. The 58-year-old was called to a home in Dewey back on July 1st. So Dewey is a few degrees cooler than the valley, actually. It's in central Arizona. You may see it as you're headed to Prescott Valley. His family tells us that he was working in the attic. Temperatures there reached 150 degrees. When he came out of the attic, he collapsed and he was rushed to the hospital and sadly did not survive. Got a call from my cousin's wife saying that there had been an accident and that he didn't make it. Just hold your loved ones because you never know. He was so young and there were never any signs that anything was wrong. And there's a photograph of Matt there. Nelson became an HVAC technician after serving in the Army. Last year he started his own business. His family hopes sharing his story will save someone else's life. A GoFundMe has now been set up to help cover funeral costs and medical bills. You can find that link on our website Fox10Phoenix.com

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