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Lincoln apartment fire sends one person to hospital, officials say

ALYSSA JOHNSON Lincoln Journal Star
Mar 30, 2026
Mar 30, 2026 Updated Mar 31, 2026
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One person has been hospitalized after a central Lincoln apartment fire, officials say.

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PHOTOS: Apollo Apartments fire

Apollo Apartments fire — Flames burn in the Apollo Apartments near 11th and G streets Monday morning.
Colby Woodson, Courtesy Photo

Apollo Apartments fire — Lincoln firefighters respond to a fire at the Apollo Apartments at 730 S. 11th St. Monday. The eight-unit building is considered a total loss.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star

Apollo Apartments fire — The aftermath of the fire that gutted the 3rd floor of the Apollo building is seen from above on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, in Lincoln.
KENNETH FERRIERA,Journal Star

Apollo Apartments fire — The aftermath of the fire that gutted the 3rd floor of the Apollo building is seen from above on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, in Lincoln.
KENNETH FERRIERA,Journal Star

Apollo Apartments fire — The aftermath of the fire that gutted the 3rd floor of the Apollo building is seen from above on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, in Lincoln.
KENNETH FERRIERA,Journal Star

Apollo Apartments fire, Olive Cassel — Olive Cassel poses for a photo at her partner's house where she is staying following the fire at the Apollo building on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, in Lincoln. The entire apartment complex burned, and the roof collapsed, making her belongings likely unsalvageable.
KENNETH FERRIERA,Journal Star

Apollo Apartments fire, Olive Cassel — Olive Cassel holds her cat Lucille at her partner's house where she is staying following the fire at the Apollo building on Thursday in Lincoln. The entire apartment complex burned, and the roof collapsed, making her belongings likely unsalvageable.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star

Apollo Apartments fire, cats — Olive's cats Gilbert and Lucille
Olive Cassel,Courtesy Photo

Apollo Apartments fire — The aftermath of the fire that gutted the 3rd floor of the Apollo building is seen from above on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, in Lincoln.
KENNETH FERRIERA,Journal Star

Reach the writer at 402-473-7241 or ajohnson2@journalstar.com. On Twitter @ajohnson6170

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