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The main Sperry Chalet building was quickly engulfed in flames and burned into the night on Thursday. Firefighters continue to protect the surrounding structures. (Glacier National Park photo)

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'Valiant' effort couldn't save Sperry Chalet
September 1, 2017 10:21 p.m.

'Valiant' effort couldn't save Sperry Chalet

Glacier National Park’s Sperry Chalet succumbed to a deadly combination of high winds, hot weather, low relative humidity and steep terrain that pushed the Sprague Fire to the north and east Thursday evening, causing the fire to more than double in a day to 4,646 acres.