COOKING ACCIDENT CAUSES $300,000 IN DAMAGE TO APARTMENT IN NEAR LINCOLN, NEBRASKA NEIGHBORHOOD

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Lincoln, Nebraska Fire and Rescue says one person was found outside the building and was injured when the fire broke out. That person was transported to a Lincoln hospital, but the extent of that person’s injuries is unclear.

Battalion Chief Jim Bopp said firefighters arrived to heavy fire coming from the second floor of the apartment building and people living in all four units of the complex have been displaced.

Chief Bopp said the cause of the fire appears to be a cooking accident due to food being left unattended. The fire caused $250,000 in damage to the structure and $50,000 in damage to the contents inside.