Seven years ago: Fire consumes La Mexicana in downtown Lincoln
Flames and thick, black smoke poured out of La Mexicana on April 13, 2015, as a fire gutted the building at 17th and P.Â
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Smoke rises from a fire at La Mexicana Market & Restaurant, 17th and P streets, on Monday.
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A Lincoln firefighter opens a hydrant as crews battled a fire at La Mexicana Market & Restaurant, 17th and P streets, earlier this year.
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Lincoln firefighters battle heat and smoke as they fight a fire at La Mexicana Market & Restaurant, 17th and P streets, on Monday.
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Onlookers record a fire at La Mexicana Market & Restaurant, 17th and P streets, on Monday.
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A Lincoln firefighter pours water on the roof of La Mexicana Market & Restaurant, 17th and P streets, on Monday.
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A crowd gathered to watch a fire at La Mexicana Market & Restaurant, 17th and P streets, on Monday.
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Smoke fills 17th Street from a fire at La Mexicana Market & Restaurant, 17th and P streets, on Monday.
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Fire fills All That Hair, 17th and P streets, on Monday.
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Crews battled a fire at La Mexicana Market & Restaurant, 17th and P streets, for several hours on Monday.
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Crews battled a fire at La Mexicana Market & Restaurant, 17th and P streets, for several hours on Monday.
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Crews battled a fire at La Mexicana Market & Restaurant, 17th and P streets, for several hours on Monday.
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Crews battled a fire at La Mexicana Market & Restaurant, 17th and P streets, for several hours on Monday.
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Flames shoot from the door of Alsulatan Lounge at 17th and P streets on Monday.
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Firefighters battle a fire at La Mexicana, 1637 P St.
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Firefighters battle a fire at La Mexicana, 1637 P St.
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Smoke billows from La Mexicana, 1637 P St., Monday afternoon.
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Lincoln Fire and Rescue works a three-alarm fire at La Mexicana, 17th and P streets.
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Flames shoot from the door of Alsulatan Lounge at 17th and P streets on Monday.
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A Lincoln firefighter walks in the alley at the scene of a fire at La Mexicana Market & Restaurant, 17th and P streets, on Monday.
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Lincoln firefighters signal to move the aerial ladders as they try to control a fire at La Mexicana Market & Restaurant, 17th and P streets, on Monday.
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Fire crews were honored for saving a dog from the fire at La Mexicana Market & Restaurant, 17th and P streets, on April 13.
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Fire erupts from the roof of La Mexicana Market & Restaurant, 17th and P streets, on Monday.
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A Lincoln firefighter directs his hose on the roof of La Mexicana Market & Restaurant, 17th and P streets, on Monday.
Smoke was reported inside the building, with flames visible from the roof.
