Nebraska village evacuated as wildfire rages
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A wildfire in south-central Nebraska on Thursday forced the evacuation of a village in Furnas County.
About 8:30 p.m., the Nebraska State Patrol said on social media that Edison, a village of about 130 people on the Republican River, was under evacuation order.
The town of Edison is now under an evacuation order because of the large fire in the area.
Troopers, Deputies, Emergency Management, and others are assisting in the evacuation.
Please follow officials if you have not already evacuated. pic.twitter.com/gdMRQv66Un
— Nebraska State Patrol (@NEStatePatrol) April 8, 2022
Gosper County Emergency Manager Roger Powell had estimated shortly after 3 p.m. that the fire was 5 to 6 miles long and 1 mile wide.
He told Channel 8 about 7:30 p.m. that the fire had grown but that he couldn’t give a size estimate.
Powell is asking for people to stay away from the area to give crews room to work.
#GosperCounty #Elwood #Arapahoe
US Hwy 283 is closed from Elwood to Arapahoe due to heavy smoke. pic.twitter.com/h1il2JPGJf
— Nebraska 511 (@Nebraska511) April 7, 2022
