Several Nebraska fire crews battle grass fire in Seward County

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – UPDATE: A grass fire in Seward County was brought under control after about two hours Tuesday.

Pleasant Dale Volunteer Fire Department Chief Nick Dankers said “a big wooded area caught fire” but there wasn’t much damage.

“It wasn’t spreading too fast ’cause there wasn’t a whole lot of open area burning,” he said. “It was mostly in the trees.”

Dankers said the fire was caused by high winds, which rekindled a fire set a couple weeks ago. The owners had a permit to burn a tree pile.

The Nebraska fire marshal urges people to avoid burning in high-risk areas.

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Nebraska fire crews are busy battling an actively moving grass fire Tuesday afternoon.

The fire was reported shortly after 3 p.m. near 168th and Rokeby Roads, which is about 8 miles north of Crete.

Malcolm, Crete, Dorchester, Milford, Pleasant Dale and Southwest Rural fire crews were called out to stop the spread of the fire.

A firefighter at the scene told Channel 8 that the blaze is continuing to move south.

As of right now, the cause of the grass fire is unknown.

It is also unknown if hot and dry weather played a part in the spread of the blaze.

This is a developing story.  Stick with Channel 8 for any updates.