More than 140,000 acres of agricultural land have burned in a Western Corn Belt state from wildfires since the beginning of April.

The Nebraska Emergency Management Agency says fires in more than 15 counties were reported in different areas of the state with many occurring simultaneously.

The agency says the two largest fires combined to burn nearly 80,000 acres in Furnas and Gosper Counties.

The Road 739 fire burned 35,000 acres and started on April 7. 

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