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The fast-moving fire destroyed a historic lodge and dozens of other structures in the Grand Canyon National Park.
The White Sage Fire, burning in northern Arizona near the destructive Dragon Bravo Fire, continues to grow with evacuations still in place.
A combination of high winds, dry air and above average temperatures caused a wildfire in the Grand Canyon to rapidly expand and cause major damage.
Two major wildfires burning in northern Arizona have now charred more than 60,000 acres combined, destroying infrastructure, forcing evacuations, and shutting d
Officials have closed the North Rim of the Grand Canyon as the White Sage Fire burns near the town of Fredonia. Just 35 miles south, the Bravo Dragon Fire has destroyed structures inside the park.
Wildfires can burn and spread differently depending on what vegetation they burn. The two fires in northern Arizona have varied landscapes. Ponderosa pine trees grow near the North Rim of the Grand Canyon and can live for hundreds of years.
In the last 24 hours, the fire jumped Highway 89A, a major corridor connecting the Grand Canyon’s North Rim to communities in southern Utah.
Arizona’s Democratic senators, Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego, are demanding answers from the Trump administration about its response to the Dragon Bravo Fire that destroyed structures at the northern r