Arizona, Grand Canyon and Wildfire
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Authorities increased the size of the evacuation zone for the White Sage Fire north of the Grand Canyon on Friday morning.
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.
As fire crews continue suppression efforts amidst extreme fire conditions on the White Sage Fire, about 2 miles northeast of White Sage, Arizona, high heat and low humidity are hampering
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 19,573 acres.
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Officials evacuated Jacob Lake and the North Rim of the Grand Canyon was closed to visitors because of the fast-moving White Sage wildfire.
Evacuations have been ordered for the area north of Jacob Lake, in northern Arizona, due to the White Sage Fire.
John Paxton with the Coconino County Sheriff's Office provides an update on the White Sage Fire that's already burned 8,700 acres in the Kaibab National Forest.
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