A Texas man died while hiking in the Grand Canyon, the National Park Service said Wednesday, as the agency warned of temperatures reaching over 110 degrees. Park rangers were alerted to an unresponsive hiker on the popular South Kaibab Trail at 11:50 a.

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.

Two wildfires burning around 30 miles apart near the Grand Canyon grew to over 45,000 acres on July 13, according to state and federal fire officials.

Wildfires have forced evacuations for visitors and staff at two national parks in the U.S. West as the summer monsoon season brings increased lightning to the arid region.