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First responders rescued an elderly woman during a basement fire in South Omaha Monday. The fire was reported just before 4:30 p.m. near S. 50th Avenue and Y Street. The Omaha Fire Department said the woman was standing by the front door with a walker when crews arrived. OFD said she was not able to get out of the house, which was full of smoke. First responders took the victim to a neighbor’s house, where she was checked out by paramedics. Firefighters at the scene reported the family removed a dog from the backyard, but they were still looking for a cat. Fire investigators believe combustible materials stored too close to the water heater sparked the flames. No firefighters were hurt. OFD estimates the flames caused roughly $54,000 in damage. Early Tuesday morning, firefighters were called back out to the scene. It’s unclear what caused the fire to rekindle overnight. Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
First responders rescued an elderly woman during a basement fire in South Omaha Monday. The fire was reported just before 4:30 p.m. near S. 50th Avenue and Y Street.
The Omaha Fire Department said the woman was standing by the front door with a walker when crews arrived. OFD said she was not able to get out of the house, which was full of smoke.
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First responders took the victim to a neighbor’s house, where she was checked out by paramedics. Firefighters at the scene reported the family removed a dog from the backyard, but they were still looking for a cat.
Fire investigators believe combustible materials stored too close to the water heater sparked the flames. No firefighters were hurt. OFD estimates the flames caused roughly $54,000 in damage.
Early Tuesday morning, firefighters were called back out to the scene. It’s unclear what caused the fire to rekindle overnight.
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