A wildfire burning in the Kaibab National Forest that prompted highway closures and expanded evacuations along the northern rim of the Grand Canyon has grown by thousands of acres.As of Saturday morning,

The White Sage Fire near the North Rim of the Grand Canyon has grown to 19,000 acres, prompting evacuations for nearby residents, according to the Bureau of Land Management. As of the morning of July 12, BLM reported the fire had spread to 19,153 acres, with no containment achieved by firefighters.