The Lincoln Police Department set up a safety perimeter and directed
traffic.
The departments were able to contain the blaze with minor control
damage to the nearest building, where Quality Glass is located.
Heat from the inferno could be felt to the far side of the train
tracks, and flames leaping two or three stories above the two-story
abandoned structure could be seen as far away as Interstate 55 and
Kruger Road.
Lincoln Police Chief Robert Rawlins said that five teens were
brought in and questioned last night. They and their parents were
cooperative, and the teens acknowledged they had something to do
with the fire. The teens were released to their parents pending a
decision by Logan County State's Attorney Tim Huyett.
[Jan
Youngquist]
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