HALSEY, Neb.—A destructive Nebraska Sandhills wildfire that saw one firefighter die while fighting the flames was more than half contained by Wednesday, officials said.
The size of the Bovee Fire in west-central Nebraska was mapped Tuesday at nearly 19,000 acres, or about 30 square miles, up from the 15,000 acres, or about 23 square miles, reported Sunday night, according to a report from the Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team.
