WATCH: Dust devil spins up debris during Nebraska fire that got out of control

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A Buffalo County fire department shared video of a dust devil spinning up debris during an out-of-control fire this week.

You can see it briefly moving across a burnt and smoking field.

The Pleasanton Fire Department said this happened Monday afternoon.

Its crew was helping out a neighboring district during a prescribed burn that got out of hand.

In photos also shared by Pleasanton’s crew, you can see a tractor digging a fire line while heavy smoke fills the sky.

This occurred on the same day that Gov. Jim Pillen extended a statewide burn ban.

His office sent a statement saying extremely dry and windy conditions pose major fire risks.

The ban is currently in effect through midnight April 23.

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