Jan 31, 2022

Man hospitalized after escaping Omaha house fire

Posted Jan 31, 2022 6:10 PM

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Officials say an Omaha man was hospitalized in critical condition after firefighters who responded to a house fire in central Omaha found him outside the home.

Officials report that the fire near 85th and Cass streets was reported around 4:30 a.m. Sunday.

Arriving firefighters found the house fully engulfed in flames and a man in his 80s who lived in the home outside covered in soot.

Officials have not released the man's name or updated his medical condition.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.