Grass fires in the Nebraska Panhandle have destroyed at least one building and blackened rural land.
SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (AP) - Scottsbluff radio station KNEB reports (http://bit.ly/JoH9pE ) that a controlled burn jumped out of control on Thursday afternoon northwest of Morrill. Authorities say the flames reached a building and detonated ammunition stored inside.
A fire several miles north of Mitchell required responses from at least eight departments.
Officials also say firefighters also put out a blaze four miles north and a half-mile east of Henry.
No injuries have been reported.
Information from: KNEB-AM, http://www.kneb.com
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