Nearly 1,000 firefighters continue to battle two destructive wildfires in northern Arizona. Both the White Sage Fire and Dragon Bravo Fire were sparked by lightning earlier this month.

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, located 15 miles southwest of Fredonia, has reached 4 percent containment, according to the latest reports.

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.

The lightning-caused wildfire that consumed roughly 70 structures seemed unremarkable for days. High winds changed that.

The White Sage Fire is still burning out of control in northern Arizona, and in its path is the Jacob Lake Inn, a family business more than a century old. On July 10, everyone at the Inn had to evacuate because of the White Sage Fire.

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.

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

The Dragon Bravo Fire has destroyed dozens of structures and a water treatment facility, and the White Sage Fire, located in Kaibab National Forest, has forced hundreds to evacuate.