Flames were coming from a third story apartment complex balcony near 14th and Superior when Lincoln firefighters arrived Sunday afternoon. “It was a cigarette improperly disposed of and that fire caused $150,000 in damage,” says LFR’s Nancy Crist.
She says the fire got into the walls and spread up into the roof of the building. All of the residents in the entire building were relocated or removed.
Crist says if it wasn’t for the residents calling 911 immediately and the quick response of firefighters the entire complex could have been destroyed by the wind driven fire.