Fire on South 28th Street near L Street

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Omaha Fire Department battling three-alarm fire on South 28th Street near L Street
L Street exits closed



Omaha firefighters are battling a blaze on South 28th Street near L Street and HWY 75, just north of Johnny's Cafe. The structure is a warehouse building for a company that manufactures shopping carts.




Warehouse fire in south Omaha draws three-alarm response

Crews are currently battling a three-alarm fire burning in south Omaha. The blaze started around 7 p.m. at a warehouse near 28th and L streets, close to Johnny's Cafe — Omaha police are blocking westbound lanes of L Street. Crews called a second alarm around 7:45 p.m., and then a third alarm at 8:20 p.m. Authorities are urging people to avoid the area.

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Massive industrial fire burns off JFK Freeway in south Omaha

Authorities were diverting traffic on L Street in south Omaha Wednesday night after a large fire broke out in an industrial area near the JFK Freeway. The fire started around 6:45 p.m. Wednesday and was very visible to Highway 75 drivers by 7 p.m. The southbound offramp from Highway 75 to L Street was closed sometime in the following hour. Omaha police and fire crews as well as utility crews from OPPD and MUD were all called to the scene.

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Fire at warehouse in South Omaha causes more than $800,000 in damage



Crews battled a three-alarm fire burning in South Omaha Wednesday night. The blaze started around 6:50 p.m. at a warehouse near 28th and J streets, close to Johnny's Cafe. Omaha police temporarily blocked off westbound lanes of L Street. Crews called a second alarm around 7:45 p.m., and then a third alarm at 8:20 p.m. It was declared under control around 10:30 p.m. In a news release, fire investigators said the building was not occupied at the time of the fire. Crews also estimate more than $800,000 in damage. MUD and OPPD crews also responded to the fire.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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3-alarm blaze being fought in South Omaha

The Omaha Fire Department is battling a 3-alarm blaze at an industrial site on L St, near the Kennedy Freeway in South Omaha. The fire was called in around 7 p.m. Police have shut down L St. between 28th and 33rd due to the blaze. People are being asked to avoid the area. A fire department spokesperson on the scene says the building is a warehouse storing manufactured shopping carts, The spokesperson said the location of the fire has made it difficult to get fire fighting equipment to the scene. So far there have been no reports of any injuries. This is a developing story.

[ita]

I actually drove by here a little after 7 PM, just by chance, heading south on the highway. The flames were huge, lapping above the on ramp.

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Fire officials share more details on massive industrial fire in south Omaha
Wednesday night’s three-alarm fire took nearly four hours to get under control.

Authorities on Thursday shared more details about Wednesday night’s three-alarm industrial fire in south Omaha that took crews hours to get under control. Some of the rubble was still smoldering Thursday morning. The fire erupted at Americana Companies, an Omaha-based shopping cart manufacturing and refurbishing company, Omaha Assistant Fire Chief Joe Caniglia said at a press briefing Thursday afternoon. A passerby called in the fire just before 7 p.m. The takedown proved difficult due to the location of the building — Caniglia said the reported address was vague — and because of the smoke that was coming from the flames. L Street and the exits were closed off so firefighters could attack the fire from above on those roads.

The building did have small propane tanks inside, but no other kinds of chemicals or highly flammable materials were found. Asked about the similarities of this fire to the Nox Crete fire that exploded last May on 20th Street east of Interstate 480, Omaha Fire officials said they were both industrial buildings, and that locations and sizes of both fires made for difficulties combating the flames. However, OFD said Thursday there is no concern for any harmful chemicals that may impact air quality in the area in the aftermath of Wednesday’s fire at the shopping cart company.

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Fire crews continue to put out "hot spots" from Wednesday evening's 3-alarm blaze



FOX 42's Jessica Salinas takes a look at the aftermath of a 3-alarm fire that happened at an industrial site on L St near the Kennedy Freeway in South Omaha earlier this week.

[S.O.Boy]

I am guessing that was a hot fire to warp those I beams.

[Louie]

I am guessing that was a hot fire to warp those I beams.

Burned for more than a day. Gonna be toasty.