Fire damages Lincoln Banquet Center

[May 31, 2017]  LINCOLN - Lincoln Fire Department released the following statement in regard to the Tuesday afternoon fire on Lincoln's west side in the business district at the Lincoln Banquet Center on Madigan Drive.

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Structure fire in a commercial building
5/29/2017
Alarm time: 4:15 p.m.
Control time: 4:35 p.m.

Lincoln Fire Department responded to a report of a structure fire in a commercial building used as a banquet hall. First units reported fire and smoke condition in the building.

Lincoln Fire, off-duty firefighters, Lincoln Rural Fire, Atlanta Fire, Logan County Paramedics and Lincoln Police worked on the scene for several hours. Mount Pulaski Fire stood by Lincoln Fire Department to handle any other incidents. Twenty one firefighters battled the blaze.

No injuries were reported after the incident.

There was an estimated $60,000 damage to the one building and contents.

The cause is being investigated, no suspicious activity is reported at this time.

[Fire Chief Mark Miller]