Highway closures and evacuations remain in effect as a wildfire burns more than 51,000 acres in far northern Coconino County. It is one of two blazes raging at or near the northern rim of the Grand Canyon.

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.

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.

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.

Parts of the Jacob Lake area are under GO evacuation orders, and the North Rim of the Grand Canyon is also evacuating. The fire has grown to nearly 50,000 acres.

The White Sage Fire near Fredonia, Arizona, has more than doubled its size since Saturday, burning 40,186 acres. As 500 personnel work the blaze, it remains 0% contained as of

The White Sage Fire, located 15 miles southwest of Fredonia, has been spreading rapidly at 5 to 7 miles per day. However, recent efforts by firefighters

A rapidly growing wildfire in far northern Coconino County has scorched more than 40,000 acres which resulting in highway closures and evacuations. Dubbed the White Sage Fire, the blaze is one of two active wildfires burning near the northern rim of the Grand Canyon.

Crews are currently battling the lightning-caused fire, which has burned nearly 50,000 acres of land near Fredonia.

As fire crews continue suppression efforts amidst extreme fire conditions on the White Sage Fire, about 2 miles northeast of White Sage, Arizona, high heat and low humidity are hampering