South Lincoln Home Damaged By Fire Early Sunday Morning

This home south of 16th and “A” Street caught on fire around 2am Sunday. Photo is courtesy of Kristen Brown/Alpha Media Lincoln.

LINCOLN–(KFOR May 29)–An early Sunday morning fire just south of 16th and “A” Street in Lincoln displaced eight people and one dog.

In a release to KFOR News, Lincoln Fire and Rescue spokesperson MJ Lierman said LFR units were dispatched to the fire shortly after 2am Sunday where they found a fire in the basement. All occupants were out of the house and crews were able to quickly extinguish the fire. The house is a total loss with an assessed $103,000 in property damage of around $40,000.

No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is careless smoking.