Grand Canyon, White Sage Fire
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Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent Ed Keeble said the Grand Canyon Lodge, the only lodging at the North Rim, was consumed by the flames.
The White Sage and Dragon Bravo fires have burned a combined 24,000 acres, only miles apart from one another near the Grand Canyon.
Grand Canyon National Park evacuated Phantom Ranch and areas of the inner canyon after the rapidly growing Dragon Bravo Fire led to the leak of poisonous gas.
Dangerous heat and dry conditions fueling the White Sage Fire in Arizona have prompted authorities to expand evacuation zones to clear out the Grand Canyon.