For fourth straight day, Lincoln area fire crews battle house fire in frigid temps

It was just 5 degrees when latest blaze broke out

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — For the fourth straight day, area fire crews battled a blaze in subfreezing temperatures.

At least 14 units were called in on Friday to help fight a blaze at 1723 S. 20th Street, a few blocks from Prescott Elementary School.

The fire was reported at 9:43 a.m., when the temperature was just 5 degrees.

At least 14 units were called in to help fight this blaze on another dangerously cold day.

It was a similar scene for crews who’ve had to endure conditions just like this, or worse, every day since Tuesday.

When firefighters arrived, heavy smoke from the single-story home could be seen from blocks away.

Lincoln Fire & Rescue began attacking the fire from inside the home, but firefighters were ordered out of the home because of excessive debris, making it dangerous, according to spokeswoman Nancy Crist.

As you can see in the picture shared by our photojournalist Jordan Himes, heavy smoke was coming out of multiple sides of the home while crews fought the fire from outside.

Lincoln fire investigators say the fire was caused by clothes being left too close to a space heater.

The house is a total loss, estimated as a $150,000 total loss.

Two people were in the house. One suffered minor injuries while trying to escape.

Investigators urge people not to put anything within 3 feet of a space heater.