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Falls City house damaged during Sunday morning fire

By John Nixon

07/11/2022

(KLZA)-- A Nebraska State Fire Marshall has ruled the cause of a fire Sunday morning in Falls City to have been accidental. The exact cause of the fire at the home located at 1323 McLean Street could not be determined due to the heavy fire damage.

A report from Falls City Volunteer Fire Department Public Information Officer Jon McQueen said firefighters were called to the home about 9:00 a.m.

Upon arrival smoke could be seen coming out of the east side of the house where an occupant was waving the fire fighters down. There were no injuries reported from the fire.

The fire appears to have started on the first floor, southeast bedroom. The occupant had been asleep in the north living room and awoke to the fire. The house is owned by Kristy Michelle Keller who resides there but was not home at the time of the fire.

A dollar loss has not been determined as no insurance was in force according to the property owner.

The Falls City Volunteer Fire Department, members of the Falls City Rural Fire Department, Falls City Utilities, the Falls City Volunteer Ambulance Squad, Falls City Police Department and Richardson County Sheriff's Department all responded to the scene of the fire.

Two lanes of traffic on East 14th Street were closed as firefighters battled the blaze.

Firefighters remained on the scene for approximately four hours.

A fire hydrant 700 feet away was used to knock down the fire and exhaust fans were used to push the smoke out of the home.

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