[JULY 5, 2005] Lincoln firefighters were on the move this
holiday weekend, but the main events weren't related to fireworks as
might be expected this dry year.
Mark Miller, Lincoln Fire Department assistant chief, reported that
on Saturday a wedding was disrupted when candles caught some
decorations on fire during a ceremony at St. John United Church on
Seventh Street. Pastor Robert Henderson sustained second-degree
burns to his hands while trying to save some of the church relics.
The church cross caught fire and burned.
An attendant also sustained injuries during that ceremony when
she fell off a step.
Also, early in the afternoon on Saturday, a car caught fire on
Woodlawn Road. A couple from Decatur heard a backfire from under the
hood of their Cadillac Seville. They pulled over, and there was
smoke coming from under the hood. The fire was well under way by the
time firefighters got to the scene, and the vehicle was a total
loss.
On Sunday a home at 1626 Rutledge sustained $7,500 damage in a
late afternoon fire. Lincoln Rural Fire Department and all off-duty
officers were called out to assist.
A candle was the cause.
Alarms that were activated at Maple Ridge Care Centre and Lincoln
Christian Church turned out to be false.
