Fire Crews Tended To An Electrical Fire At The El Tovar Hotel At The Grand Canyon Wednesday

An electrical fire started Wednesday afternoon at the legendary El Tovar Hotel in the Grand Canyon National Park. National Park Service firefighters, Xanterra Fire and Security and Tusayan Fire crews rushed to the scene at about 3:30 p.m. The El Tovar Hotel, Kachina Lodge and Colter Hall buildings were all evacuated out of precaution. Officials say a circuit breaker failed in the basement of the hotel, causing smoke but there were no open flames found by responders. The scene was secured within 30 minutes.