Wildfire smoke fills Sidney air Friday evening
SIDNEY - A grass fire in northeast Colorado is being blamed for dense smoke in Cheyenne County Friday night.
Sidney Police Chief Joe Aikens said the poor visibility and air quality is because of a wildfire south of Fleming. He confirmed there were no active grass fires around Sidney as of 7:30 p.m. Friday.
The fire was located near County Road 69 and County Road 4 and moving rapidly to the northeast. An evacuation notice was sent to residents in the fire's path.
The Sidney Fire Department responded to a grass fire near County Road 125 on Friday, but it has since been put out.
The pair of fires are just two of several fires that broke out across Nebraska Friday. Multiple brush fires have ignited in southwest Nebraska, causing the evacuations of Benkelman, Cambridge, Bartley and Indianola.
Highway 23 from Grant to Wallace was closed due to another grass fire.
The Dawson County Sheriff’s Office in Lexington reported a fire about one mile east of Cozad.
A grass fire charred farmland along Highway 30 and the Union Pacific Railroad near Brule after 2 p.m.
Unrelated to a wildfire, the Lyman Volunteer Fire Department responded to a structure fire at around 1 p.m. The family living in the home said no one was hurt and their family pet was okay.
The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.
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