Smoke from two large fires billowed over the Omaha-Council Bluffs area on Sunday, creating a spectacular sight visible from miles away and closing a major bridge over the Missouri River. The most significant of the two fires was a sprawling brush fire along the river on the Iowa side. The fire stretched more than 2 miles, from south of Interstate 80 southward to Highway 275/L Street. No structures were in harm’s way. The fire instead fed off of the dead trees, debris and grass in a sandy area between the river and the levee. The affected area is the site of an all-terrain vehicle park managed by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.