Residents of a northwest Omaha house were forced to seek alternative housing Tuesday after a fire caused extensive damage to their home.
Firefighters responded to 15436 Fowler Ave. at 4:45 p.m., a spokesman for the Omaha Fire Department said. Fire crews reported heavy smoke and flames upon arrival.
The fire spread quickly from the exterior to the roof of the one-story home, which was valued at $226,900. An aggressive attack from inside and outside the house brought the fire under control in just over 30 minutes, the spokesman said.
The fire caused an estimated $120,000 in damage to the house, and $40,000 worth of the home’s contents were destroyed.
Utilities to the home were disconnected. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Our best Omaha staff photos & videos of May 2023
Hope, a 2-month-old giraffe, with her 'adopted mom' Betty, at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium on Thursday.
Grace Rock says she loves how everyone is welcome at the two jam sessions she attends each week.
Nebraska's Ben Columbus (10) races after a foul ball that ended up in the stands during the Nebraska vs. Michigan State baseball game in the third round of the Big Ten tournament in Omaha on Friday. The Huskers won the game 4-0.
Larry Schanaman, of Hansen, Neb., and father of Nebraska's Shay Schanaman (8) celebrates a Husker play in the Nebraska vs. Michigan State baseball game in the third round of the Big Ten tournament in Omaha on Friday. The Huskers won the game 4-0.
Nebraska's Cole Evans (12), Casey Burnham (2) and Luke Sartori (21) celebrate together following the Rutgers vs. Nebraska baseball game in the first round of the Big Ten tournament in Omaha on Wednesday. The Huskers won the game 9-7.
An Omaha firetruck sprays water on a fire at the vacant Flora Apartments on Monday. One person was rescued from the second floor and sustained serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.
Osceola's Isaiah Zelasney, left, and Arapahoe's Will Cacy finish the Class D 400 meters at state track on Saturday. Cacy was first, Zelasney, second.
Omaha South's Michelle Montenegro wants to study to become a dance teacher after she graduates on Thursday.
Latto opens for Lizzo on her Special 2our in Omaha on Friday.
Lincoln East's Troy Peltz scores in the top of the tenth inning against Millard West during the Class A state baseball tournament on Friday.
Elkhorn North catcher Maverick Christiansen holds up the ball as home plate umpire Kevin Marr calls out Norris's Kaden Kier for the last out of the game in the Class B state baseball game on Friday. Kier's run would have tied the game.
Lincoln East celebrates their extra-inning victory over Millard West during for Class A state baseball tournament on Friday.
Shazia Gulzada and her daughter Kawsar Gulzada learn the English alphabet as their teacher, Laura Lopez, right, watches on Wednesday. Some of Nebraska's newest residents, young children and their parents go to class to learn English as they adjust to their new home.
Papillion-La Vista South's Marissa Garcia, left, and Lincoln East's Peyton Svehla run the third leg of the 4x800 relay at Nebraska state track on Wednesday.
Omaha Creighton Prep's Owen Glogowski (6) celebrates his goal in the Gretna vs. Omaha Creighton Prep NSAA Class A boys soccer championship match in Omaha on Tuesday.
Fans watch the Gretna vs. Omaha Creighton Prep NSAA Class A boys soccer championship match in Omaha on Tuesday. Omaha Creighton Prep won the title 2-1.
A water main was repaired on West Center Street near 105th on Tuesday. The westbound lane is still closed
Omaha Skutt players run toward their trophy following the Norris vs. Omaha Skutt NSAA Class B girls soccer championship match in Omaha on Monday. Omaha Skutt won the title in a shootout.
The Cinco de Mayo parade on South 24th Street in Omaha on Saturday.
A rainbow appears behind a storm that prompted a tornado warning in the area south of Johnson, Nebraska on Friday, May 12, 2023.
Omaha Westside's Addison Kasel, No 5, celebrates scoring a goal against Omaha Marian during the Class A girls soccer quarterfinals on Tuesday. Kasel scored two goals in the game
Omaha Westside's Ruby Cunningham right, jumps into the arms of Sydney Hagen after Hagen scored in the second half against Omaha Marian during the Class A girls soccer quarterfinals on Tuesday.
Raccoons come for scraps of food to the Alpine Inn, which is celebrating 50 years in Omaha.
Kiara Simonsen graduated from Omaha North High School in 2020 after dealing with absenteeism problems while she was working at Walmart to help support herself and her family.
Chad Graeve, with the Pottawattamie County Conservation office, starts a prescribed burn next to the Missouri river at Narrows River Park in Council Bluffs, Iowa on Wednesday.
A plane talks off from Eppley Airfield and flies over a prescribed burn at Narrows River Park in Council Bluffs, Iowa on Wednesday. Chad Graeve, with the Pottawattamie County Conservation office, designed the burn in a way to keep the smoke away from nearby Eppley Airfield and the interstate.
Smoke rises up from a prescribed burn at Narrows River Park in Council Bluffs, Iowa on Wednesday. Chad Graeve, with the Pottawattamie County Conservation office, designed the burn in a way to keep the smoke away from nearby Eppley Airfield and the interstate.
Tulips frame a changing landscape in downtown Omaha as construction starts on the new Mutual of Omaha Headquarters on Wednesday.
Gretna's Alyse Wiseman lands during a triple jump attempt at the Metro Track Meet on Wednesday.
A runner goes by during the 3200 Meter Relay at the Metro Track Meet on Wednesday.
Omaha Northwest's Imani Skanes lands in the triple jump at the Metro Track Meet on Wednesday.
Millard South's Lauren Corey runs the 400 meter dash in the Omaha Metro track and field meet at Omaha Burke High School on Tuesday.
Papillion-La Vista South's Caiden Fredrick competes in discus in the Omaha Metro track and field meet at Omaha Burke High School on Tuesday.
Pearl Gagnon, of La Vista, looks aver flowers at Canoyer Garden Center in Papillion on Monday. Starting Wednesday, temperatures are expected to be in the mid-70s and there is no risk of frost, so plants wonÕt be damaged if planted.
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