A wildfire on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim has consumed some 5,000 acres and destroyed between 50 and 80 structures, including National Park Service administrative buildings, visitor facilities, a gas station and a water treatment plant.

This year will be different, at least for one portion of the park. A wildfire has torn through a historic lodge and ended the season for the canyon's North Rim, a place where visitors could find less bustle in one of the country's most iconic national parks.

A wildfire burning throughout Grand Canyon National Park damaged a water treatment facility on Saturday, causing a chlorine gas leak that is hazardous to people in the area. The Dragon Bravo Fire has burned more than 5,