A large grassfire that forced the closure of Interstate 80 eastbound lanes at Brady on Thursday made itself known quickly to a Nebraska State Patrol trooper.

A Twitter post by NSP shows just how fast the fire was moving. The trooper was able to safely get out of the path of the inferno.

<p><i>By Post Staff</i></p><p>A large grassfire that forced the closure of Interstate 80 eastbound lanes at Brady on Thursday made itself known quickly to a Nebraska State Patrol trooper.</p><p>A Twitter post by NSP shows just how fast the fire was moving. The trooper was able to safely get out of the path of the inferno.</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Thank you to the area local fire departments from Lexington, Cozad, and Gothenburg, and others for getting this fire under control. <br><br>I-80 eastbound was closed for about an hour. <br><br>Please be aware of fire danger this time of year. It doesn&#39;t take much to start a grassfire. <a href="https://t.co/hr7bFaQRjJ">https://t.co/hr7bFaQRjJ</a></p>&mdash; Nebraska State Patrol (@NEStatePatrol) <a href="https://twitter.com/NEStatePatrol/status/1367591091944394762?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 4, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>

Twitter post shows fire closing in quickly on Nebraska trooper