‘Careless smoking’ sparked fire at northwest Lincoln hotel, LFR says
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Lincoln Fire & Rescue battled flames early Sunday morning in a northwest Lincoln hotel room.
The fire was reported around 6 a.m. at the Sunset Inn & Suites near Northwest 12th and Adams streets.
LFR spokeswoman MJ Lierman said the blaze was contained to a room, but the hallway had smoke damage.
The fire was caused by “careless smoking,” Lierman said. The smoke detector in the room was also not working.
The room’s tenant was cited for negligent smoking. Lierman estimates that the fire caused around $10,000 in damage.
No one was injured.
