Smoke and flaring in popcorn kettle at local business, Lincoln NE

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/9/2025 09:28 AM

Near N Cotner Blvd, Lincoln, NE 68505

A fire response was called to a business near North Cotner Boulevard due to smoke and flaring in a popcorn kettle's heating element. Employees evacuated the building. Fire crews found light smoke inside but no active fire and no special hazards were present.

Audio|Source: Lincoln Fire and Rescue

02:9

Transcript:

00:00

Battalion 1, Engine 9, Engine 7, and Truck 5.

00:04

Zone 102, Fire Bravo[1].

00:08

At near North Cotner Boulevard.

00:11

Respond on TAC 4[2].

00:13

Battalion 1, Engine 9, Engine 7, and Truck 5.

00:18

Respond to Zone 102, Fire, Bravo.

00:22

At near North Cotner Boulevard.

00:26

Respond on TAC 4[2].

00:32

It did a plate.

00:34

Do you guys route?

00:41

And it's gentlemen out.

00:47

Battalion 1, Engine 9, Engine 7, and Truck 5, verifying a fire building in peril zone.

00:55

Zone 102 at near North Cotner Boulevard, the Topper Popper, and employees calling in saying the popcorn kettle has flaring inside the heating element they are evacuating.

01:09

You'll check for, check for.

01:20

TVG store type facility, we've got nothing showing.

01:24

Then we'll have an office of strategy,

01:27

an investigative mode.

01:29

And then we'll have accountability and alpha side.

01:32

Quality this continuing.

01:35

Sir, I'll proceed.

01:36

Just my whole location, small business.

01:38

Nothing to start out to start to investigate the company.

01:40

The 13 to Engine 8.

01:47

What room for you in?

01:52

Complete, I'm going to marine out of physical strategy.

01:54

I have no special hazards.

01:56

You have light smoke on the interior, no active fire.

02:04

It's just a second place.

02:06

Special hazard, meaning off the strategy.

02:08

Thanks. I hope.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

Fire Bravo: Moderate-priority fire response requiring timely but not immediate action.

[2]

TAC 4: Tactical radio channel 4 used for law enforcement operations and coordination.

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Near N Cotner Blvd, Lincoln, NE 68505

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