LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – A north Lincoln apartment complex was damaged Wednesday evening after a “carelessly discarded cigarette” caused a fire, according to Lincoln Fire & Rescue.
LFR was initially called to the Waterbrook Apartments near 31st Street and Hill Road at 5:54 p.m, where a caller reported white smoke coming from an air-conditioning unit in the three story building.
The fire was upgraded to a two-alarm fire after the structure caught fire and smoke was seen in attic vents…