LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Evacuations were ordered Thursday for some residents in southwest Lancaster County after multiple grass fires popped up in the area.
Firefighters were battling two grass fires just northwest and southwest of Denton and a third fire east of Crete around 1:50 p.m. As of 3:50 p.m., PulsePoint shows crews working in the areas of:
- SW 100th and W Martell
- SW 140th and W Rokeby
- NW 140th and W Adams – contained
- SW 140th and W Rokeby – contained
LSO said another fire in the area of SW 112th and W Pioneers was contained around 2:20 p.m. The evacuation order for residents in the area has since been lifted.
Evacuations are happening in the area of SW 100th and Wittstruck and SW 84th and Wittstruck, LSO said. The fire is contained, however crews are still working in the area…