January 16, 2024 6:33 pm Joseph McCarty, Nolan Dorn
WAVERLY, Neb. (KLKN) — Multiple agencies responded to a fire near Waverly on Tuesday.
The fire was reported at a business near 112th Street and Waverly Road around 4 p.m., according to Waverly Fire Chief Jared Rains.
The fire was reported at a business near 112th Street and Waverly Road around 4 p.m., according to Waverly Fire Chief Jared Rains.
Firefighters found a fire in the attic and smoke throughout the building, Rains said.
Then Waverly requested help from other agencies.
“It was kind of kicking our butts a little bit,” Rains told Channel 8. “It got a head start on us.”
Eventually, the roof collapsed, with the fire still burning underneath, he said.
Firefighters were working to remove the collapsed roof to attack the fire.
There was one person on the property at the time of the fire, Rains said, but no one was injured.
The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office said the fire caused about $1.1 million in damage. The building is considered a total loss.
Crews from Waverly, Malcolm, Raymond, Ceresco, Ashland, Greenwood, Eagle, the Southeast Fire & Rescue Department and the Nebraska National Guard responded.
Waverly Road was shut down in the area.
