Lincoln Fire and Rescue crews battled a detached garage fire near 34th and ‘R’ Street just before 2:00 Saturday afternoon. Public Information Officer MJ Lierman says crews were able to get the fire quickly under control.
But it’s the cause of the fire that’s the most notable part of this story. Lierman says a fire inspector determined a squirrel got electrocuted on top of an electrical pole. “Embers fell to the dry brush below and the wind pushed the fire through the dry brush and started the garage on fire.”…