LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a man was taken to a hospital he was rescued from the roof of a burning building in Lincoln.
The apartment building blaze was reported around 1:40 p.m. Saturday. Investigator Damon Robbins says the fire started when a man began lighting fireworks after a “psychological emergency.”
The man escaped from the third floor onto the roof. After his rescue, he was taken to a hospital for precautionary reasons.
The building was declared a total loss.