MINDEN, Neb. (AP) – Authorities say a Minden woman escaped unharmed after finding her basement in flames when she returned home from taking her three children to school.
Minden firefighters were called to the home by Rose Ormelas Gomez around 8:10 a.m. Monday.
She told authorities that she smelled smoke when she returned from the school.
Minden firefighters contained the fire to the basement, but smoke and heat damaged the house and the family’s possessions.
The cause is considered accidental but remains under investigation.