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This image provided by the Nebraska State Patrol shows smoke from a wildfire, Saturday, April 23, 2022 near Cambridge, Neb. Several small towns, including Cambridge, Bartley, Indianola and Wilsonville, in Nebraska's southwest and Macy in its northeast, were forced to temporarily evacuate because of the wind-driven wildfires. (Nebraska State Patrol via AP) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Cambridge is in Nebraska. A retired fire chief was killed and at least 11 firefighters were injured when wind-driven fires swept through parts of Nebraska.

The man who died Friday night was a retired Cambridge fire chief who was working with firefighters as a spotter in the southwestern corner of the state. John P. Trumble was overcome by smoke and fire after his vehicle left the road because of poor visibility. His body was found early Saturday.

11 firefighters have been injured battling the blazes, but she did not say how they were injured or how bad their injuries were.

Several Western states are threatened by fires.

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The governor of New Mexico declared a state of emergency.

There have been fires in 12 counties since Friday. The agency said they were still burning in five Nebraska counties. The agency did not give an estimate of the total area that had been burned or the number of homes that had been destroyed.

The local fire departments were in charge of the response to most of the fires.

Several small towns, including Cambridge, Bartley, Indianola and Wilsonville, were forced to temporarily evacuate because of the fires. The order to evacuate was lifted Saturday.

The Nebraska National Guard helped fight the fires.

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