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Most of the Betty’s Way Fire was contained Tuesday afternoon as crews continued to battle the more-than-70,000-acre fire in Lincoln and Custer counties.
Two homes have been destroyed and 71,022 acres have burned as part of what state officials are now calling the Betty's Way Fire in Lincoln and Custer counties.
The Nebraska State Fire Marshal's Agency deemed that the fire was caused by a mowing operation.
Gov. Jim Pillen approved a state disaster that allows funds from the Governor’s Emergency Fund to be used to assist in the response to a wildfire in west-central Nebraska.
Most of the Betty's Way Fire was contained Tuesday afternoon as crews continued to battle the more-than-70,000-acre fire in Lincoln and Custer counties.