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 Grand Canyon Lodge, the only lodging inside the park at the North Rim, was consumed by the flames, officials have confirmed.
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.
The White Sage Fire was burning in Arizona bout 15 miles southeast of Fredonia in Coconino County and north of the Grand Canyon State Park.
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.