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Firefighters: Person hurt jumping from burning Lincoln home

lincoln-fire-departmentLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Lincoln fire officials say a person has been hurt jumping from an upstairs window of a burning home.

Firefighters responded to reports of the fire in north Lincoln before 1 p.m. Friday. Officials say the fire was in one of the home’s bedrooms and was under control within 15 minutes.

When firefighters arrived, they found a person on the home’s lawn. That person was taken to a hospital for treatment of injuries not believed to be life-threatening.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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