PHOENIX — Residents on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon have been ordered to evacuate due to a fire in Grand Canyon National Park. The fire, named the Dragon Bravo Fire, is approximately 12,728 acres and has 8% containment. It was caused by lightning on July 4, officials with the National Park Service said.

Spreading wildfires forced the evacuation on Friday of part of the famed Grand Canyon, with the US National Park Service appealing for visitors to stay calm. Another popular site, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in Colorado,

Fast-spreading wildfires have forced the evacuation of part of the Grand Canyon, with the US National Park Service ordering visitors and residents away from its northern rim. “Due to the advancing Dragon Bravo Fire within Grand Canyon National Park,