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1 injured in trailer fire in western Nebraska

Kimball, NE

KIMBALL, Neb. (AP) – A woman injured in a trailer fire in Kimball in western Nebraska is in a burn unit in a hospital in Colorado.  Authorities say Karen Boutard was rescued by her husband, John,who carried her out of the burning mobile home on Sunday.  The trailer was destroyed.  Scottsbluff radio station KNEB says Tuesday that Karen Boutard is in stable condition at a hospital in Greeley, Colo.  Investigators believe an extension cord to a fan started the fire.

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