Authorities maintained the evacuation zones for the White Sage Fire north of the Grand Canyon as the fire grew expectantly.

A massive wildfire near Arizona 's Grand Canyon National Park erupted overnight, growing more than 20 times in the past 24 hours. Not just one, but two fires broke out within miles of each other.

A wildfire that has scorched more than 40,000 acres has forced people living, working or visiting the Grand Canyon North Rim to evacuate.

Wildfires have forced evacuations at two national parks in the U.S. West. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in Colorado closed Thursday after lightning sparked fires on both rims.

The White Sage Fire near the North Rim has grown to more than 19,000 acres, authorities said, while the nearby Dragon Bravo Fire has burned at least 5,000 acres.

Crews are currently battling the lightning-caused fire, which has burned over 19,000 acres of land near Fredonia.

Fast-spreading wildfires have forced the evacuation of part of the Grand Canyon, with the US National Park Service ordering ...

Two fast-spreading wildfires force the evacuation of parts of the Grand Canyon, with the US National Park Service ordering visitors and residents away from its northern rim.

Evacuations have been ordered for the area north of Jacob Lake, in northern Arizona, due to the White Sage Fire.

Strong winds and hot, dry weather continue to fuel two separate wildfires near the northwestern side of the Grand Canyon ...

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 19,573 acres.

A wildfire burning in the Kaibab National Forest is prompting highway closures and forcing more evacuations along the northern rim of the Grand Canyon.