Nebraska Wildfires Leave One Dead and Three Firefighters Injured

 

One person was killed and three firefighters were injured as wildfires that began Friday, fueled by high winds and dry grass, burned throughout western and central Nebraska, the authorities said on Saturday.

Wildfires have been reported in at least 12 of the state’s counties since Friday. On Saturday, firefighters were battling them in Perkins, Hayes, Furnas, Red Willow and Frontier counties, according to the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency.

The agency did not immediately release details about the person who died. A spokeswoman said the injuries to the firefighters were not believed to be life-threatening.

A strong storm system that had been developing over the Dakotas since Friday brought “very strong winds” to Nebraska, and the same system drew dry air from the high plains of Colorado and New Mexico, Corey Mead, a forecaster with the National Weather Service, said late Saturday.

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