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Vehicle fires in Falls City

By John Nixon

08/19/2025

(KLZA)-- Falls City and Richardson County emergency personnel responded to a pair of car fires on Wednesday, August 13.

The first call at 5:47 a.m. was for a car fire in the alley behind 1310 Lane Street. When Falls City Volunteer Firefighters arrived on the scene they found a car fully engulfed in flames. Speedlay was applied along with a heavy stream of water followed by liquid foam to knock down the flames and control and spread.

The Nebraska State Fire Marshall was called to investigate the cause of the fire. Firefighters remained on the scene until 11 a.m.

The investigation into the cause continues.

At approximately 3:15 that afternoon, a second call was put out for an SUV that had begun to fill with smoke about a mile north of Falls City on Highway 73.

Once again speedlays and foam were applied to douse the flames. The cause of the fire was determined to be electrical in origin. Firemen were on the scene for approximately 45 minutes.

According to a report from the Falls City Volunteer Fire Department, both vehicles appeared to be total losses.

In addition to the Falls City Volunteer Fire Department, the Falls City Police Department and Richardson County Sheriff's Department personnel responded to both calls.

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