Wildfires close Grand Canyon's North Rim
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The wildfire closed the North Rim's visitor center and forced the evacuations of anyone living nearby, as firefighters battled for containment.
The White Sage and Dragon Bravo fires have burned a combined 24,000 acres, only miles apart from one another near the Grand Canyon.
Access via the North Rim, a lesser-used gateway to the national park, was closed as the White Sage fire continued to burn on Saturday.
Authorities increased the size of the evacuation zone for the White Sage Fire north of the Grand Canyon on Friday morning.
National Park Officials have closed the North Rim of the Grand Canyon as a wildfire burns near the town of Fredonia, about 4 miles south of the Arizona/Utah line.