Three active wildfires burn 4,000 acres in central Nebraska

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Firefighters were battling three wildfires Wednesday in central Nebraska, authorities say.

Crews are focused on containing the fires in Custer County and monitoring hot spots, according to the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency.

The agency said the largest of the blazes, the Eureka Valley Fire, is 70% contained.

The others are 30% contained.

In total, the three fires have burned about 4,000 acres, authorities said.

Multiple wildfires in the county were extinguished earlier this week.

Fire departments from throughout Nebraska have traveled to Custer County to help.

The Broken Bow Area Rotary Club posted a video showing vehicles from 46 agencies. It said that didn’t include another department that was still on the scene of a fire.

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