West Lincoln apartment evacuated due to furnace fire

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A west Lincoln apartment was evacuated Friday afternoon due to a furnace fire.

Lincoln Fire & Rescue crews were sent to the apartments near First and West Charleston streets around 2 p.m.

LFR spokeswoman MJ Lierman said the fire was contained to a furnace in a first-floor unit.

Crews were able to extinguish the fire quickly, according to Lierman.

One person may need to be relocated.

It is unknown how much damage the fire caused.