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Lincoln theater concert canceled by small accidental fire

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – Authorities say officers helped evacuate audience members after a small fire broke out at a downtown Lincoln concert venue.

Someone knocked over a container of kerosene while performing with fire around 10 p.m. Thursday at the Bourbon Theatre. The flames set off a fire sprinkler, which doused the blaze.

Lincoln Fire & Rescue Department spokeswoman Nancy Crist says police helped evacuate the large crowd that had gathered for the headline act, K Camp. No injuries have been reported. K Camp’s concert was soon canceled.

Crist says the performer using fire didn’t have the authorization to perform with it at the theater.

Damage was estimated at $1,000.

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