Fire crews along Grand Canyon are trying to save cabins after loss of historic lodge

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — Crews fighting a wildfire that destroyed the nearly century-old Grand Canyon Lodge were focused Tuesday on stopping the flames from consuming nearby cabins, a water pumping station, mule stables and other structures, fire officials said.

Hundreds of firefighters are dealing with a pair of wildfires along the park’s less-visited North Rim that together have burned through more than 90 square miles. That’s more than twice the size of the entire Walt Disney World complex in Florida.

Each blaze grew overnight into Tuesday, but fire officials expressed optimism that they had slowed the spread of the White Sage Fire, the larger of the two. Tourists standing along the park’s popular South Rim on Tuesday watched plumes of smoke rise above the sweeping vista, f