The Grand Canyon Lodge was one of dozens of structures destroyed in a fast-moving wildfire in Arizona over the weekend, the National Park Service (NPS) confirmed.

A raging wildfire near the Grand Canyon in the US has destroyed dozens of buildings - including a historic lodge that was the only accommodation available within the surrounding national park's North Rim. The fire that destroyed the Grand Canyon Lodge is one of two that has swept across tens of thousands of acres in the area.

Buildings at the historic lodge on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon are among dozens destroyed. A rapidly moving wildfire has engulfed the historic Grand Canyon Lodge in Arizona in the United States. The fire forced officials to close access to the Grand Canyon’s North Rim on Sunday, and residents and tourists were evacuated.