The blazes have consumed about 45,000 acres of land as of July 13. Park officials said the Dragon Bravo Fire, which burned 5,000 acres within the park, destroyed the Grand Canyon Lodge – the only hotel located inside the national park at the North Rim.

Grand Canyon National Park's North Rim was evacuated and will remain closed for the rest of the season because of the Arizona fires.

Parts of Grand Canyon National Park remained closed to the public Sunday because of wildfires and the release of chlorine gas from a North Rim water-treatment facility, the National Park Service said.