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Woman Dies After Lincoln Apartment Fire

Brianna Johnson (Facebook)
Brianna Johnson (Facebook)

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A woman hospitalized after a Lincoln apartment fire has died.

Authorities say 30-year-old Brianna Johnson died Sunday.

The fire was reported around 6:20 p.m. Wednesday in a building several blocks southeast of downtown. A fire investigator says the blaze started when spaghetti and meatballs on an electric stove were left unattended. The flames spread to some cabinets and a can of grease, which helped fuel it.

Firefighters found Johnson unresponsive in the smoke-filled apartment.

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