Firefighters battle garage fire in northeast Lincoln

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Lincoln Fire & Rescue worked to put out a garage fire that broke out in northeast Lincoln late Wednesday night.

Crews were called to a detached garage behind a home near 56th and Huntington just after 11 p.m., just east of the Nebraska Wesleyan campus.

The flames sent a large amount of smoke into the air and across much of east Lincoln.

No one was injured but the fire caused $45,000 in damage. LFR said the garage was destroyed, the house has damage to the siding and a car parked nearby has some paint damage.

Fire investigators are working to determine the cause.

The scene of a garage fire in northeast Lincoln late Wednesday night, as seen on the 10/11 NOW... — The scene of a garage fire in northeast Lincoln late Wednesday night, as seen on the 10/11 NOW Skyview camera.(10/11 NOW)

Firefighters work to extinguish hot spots after a garage burned down near 56th & Huntington... — Firefighters work to extinguish hot spots after a garage burned down near 56th & Huntington late Wednesday night.(Cole Miller (KOLN))

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