Highway closures and evacuations remain in effect as a wildfire burns more than 58,000 acres in Coconino County. It is one of two blazes raging at or near the northern rim of the Grand Canyon.

The White Sage Fire, burning in northern Arizona near the destructive Dragon Bravo Fire, continues to grow with evacuations still in place.

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, AZ (AZFamily) — The Dragon Bravo Fire continues to burn on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon with 12,728 acres burned. Fire crews got some verified containment, and that has jumped to 8%.

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 Dragon Bravo Fire has destroyed structures inside the park.

Fire restrictions placed on federal and state lands in Southeastern Arizona have been lifted. According to the U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM), monsoon moisture has led to fire restrictions being lifted on July 21.

The fast-moving fire destroyed a historic lodge and dozens of other structures in the Grand Canyon National Park.

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs toured the Dragon Bravo Fire devastation with the National Guard helicoptering her over the Grand Canyon's North Rim.

Arizona's wildfire season is extending due to climate change, increased human activity, and decades of fire suppression. While wildfires were once primarily a seasonal concern, Arizona now ...