Authorities increased the size of the evacuation zone for the White Sage Fire north of the Grand Canyon on Friday morning.

Hundreds of visitors and residents were evacuated from the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park this week as two wildfires advanced toward the park.

The Coconino County Sheriff's Office helped evacuate people from an area north of Jacob Lake and campers in the Kaibab National Forest nearby.

A mix of high temperatures, gusty winds, low humidity, and dry vegetation has fuelled the fire's swift advance, officials say.

Mandatory evacuation orders issued for Grand Canyon's North Rim as White Sage Fire burns 1,000 acres, with Highway 89A closed and officials warning of extreme heat.

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

A fast-spreading wildfire north-west of the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona has prompted evacuation for area residents and resulted in the shutdown of the park’s North Rim.The blazing fire, ignited by lightning on July 9,

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.