Residents of a village in Southeast Nebraska were advised early Wednesday they could return to their homes after an evacuation was recommended the previous day due a large wildfire in the area.Â
A Facebook post at 3 a.m. by the Nemaha County Emergency Management Agency informed the residents of Brock that it was safe to return.
Brock, which has about 100 residents, is about 60 miles southeast of Lincoln.
A shelter for evacuating residents had been set up at the Wellness Center of Nemaha County in Auburn. Residents were advised Tuesday about 1:45 p.m. that a fire was reported on the north side of Nebraska 136 approximately 2 miles east of Johnson.
Fire departments from Johnson, Auburn, Brock, Julian, Tecumseh, Talmage and Elk Creek responded to the scene. Numerous local farmers with tractors and tillage equipment and private industries with water transport capabilities worked alongside firefighters to contain the fire that was being pushed north by strong south winds.
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As a precaution, the emergency management said in another Facebook post, an evacuation notice was made for residents from Coryell Park to Brock in case efforts to contain the fire failed. After about four hours, most of the fire was contained although firefighters remained on scene to monitor hot spots.
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Dressed as Rapunzel, Lucy Stutzman, 4, is framed by Halloween lights while making her way to the next trick-or-treat booth during the annual Boo at the Zoo event on Tuesday at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.
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Twin sisters, Mykala (left) and Mykena, both 3, wear a Slinky dog costume during the annual Boo at the Zoo event on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.
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Lincoln East junior Cora Hoeft (right), who was volunteering with Key Club, hands out candy during the annual Boo at the Zoo event on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.
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Lincoln East junior Cora Hoeft (right), who was volunteering with Key Club, hands out candy during the annual Boo at the Zoo event on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.
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Visitors walk the path during the annual Boo at the Zoo event on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.
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Joey, 3, checks his candy bucket while walking beside his brother George Abel, 5,during the annual Boo at the Zoo event on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.
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Viven , 4, Jack, 3, and Violet Hruska, 4, pose for a photo behind a painting of the Wizard of Oz during the annual Boo at the Zoo event on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.
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Wyatt Davis, 3, dressed as Marvel's Wolverine runs through a side path during the annual Boo at the Zoo event on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.
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Dressed as Rapunzel, Lucy Stutzman, 4, is framed by Halloween lights while making her way to the next trick-or-treat booth during the annual Boo at the Zoo event on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.
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Lincoln Police Sgt. Cassi Nissen hands out candy during the annual Boo at the Zoo event on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.
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Dominic Silva Jr. walks through a side path during the annual Boo at the Zoo event on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.
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Kadin Stauffer, 4 (center) gets help from his father Kiel as he adjust his costume during the annual Boo at the Zoo event on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.
