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Omaha fire officials said they couldn't find smoke detectors in the Windsong Apartments, and residents affected by the Bellevue fire think someone didn't put out their cigarette. Both causes are under investigation.

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Credit Omaha World Herald Multiple explosions and a fire in an underground concrete electrical vault rocked downtown Omaha and forced the evacuation of a nearby hotel, but no injuries were reported. Authorities say the incident happened Monday night when a power transformer that sits under the sidewalk next to the Doubletree Hotel caught fire. Acting Omaha Fire Battalion Chief Mickey McLaughlin says explosions from the transformer continued after firefighters arrived, producing a large amount o...

Police initially reported a fire had broken out near 17th and Capitol streets. Omaha Police Sgt. Jason Menning tweeted the fire was started by a power transformer used by the Omaha Public Power District. At 17th and Capitol is the Doubletree Hotel and First National Bank. Omaha Scanner posted to Facebook saying security footage from First National Bank caught the moment on camera, and a security guard says he heard the explosion then saw black smoke. They say crews continued reporting explo...

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out whats clicking on Foxnews.com. Emergency crews responded Monday to reports of a fire and explosion involving an underground power transformer in Omaha, Nebraska. The explosion occurred in a utility vault under the sidewalk next to the DoubleTree Hotel, acting Battalion Fire Chief Mickey McLaughlin said, according to the Omaha World-Herald.  No injuries were reported as of late Monday, and the area around the hotel was temporarily blocked o...

Underground electrical explosions see Omaha hotel evacuated April 6, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Multiple explosions and a fire in an underground concrete electrical vault rocked downtown Omaha and forced the evacuation of a nearby hotel, but no injuries were reported. The incident happened around 8 p.m. Monday when a power transformer that sits under the sidewalk next to the Doubletree Hotel caught fire, authorities said. Explosions from the transformer continued after firef...