Huge wildfire engulfs Grand Canyon destroying historic lodge and 80 buildings

Smoke billows over the Grand Canyon, Arizona. (NPS Photo/M. Quinn via REUTERS

Firefighters and hikers fled for their lives as a huge wildfire engulfed dozens of buildings in the Grand Canyon.

The Grand Canyon Lodge, the only lodging where people can sleep inside the natural wonder at the North Rim, was consumed by the flames, park rangers confirmed on Sunday.

Superintendent Ed Keable said the visitor center, the gas station, a waste water treatment plant, an administrative building...