LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A man has been taken to a hospital for treatment of burns following a fire that heavily damaged a house in east Lincoln.

The fire was reported around 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Some neighbors say they first heard explosions and then saw the flames.

The house and a garage were damaged, as was a neighbor’s house.

A firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion.

The fire cause is being investigated.