Blaze in Nebraska Effects a New Hospital constrcution

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In Beatrice Nebraska a Fire caused an estimated $1.6 million in damages to the former Husqvarna and Kees facility on the north side of Beatrice. Beatrice Fire Capt. Jeff Van Winkle told Beatrice radio station KWBE the building damage loss estimated at $750,000 and the loss in contents at $850,000.The cause is still under investigation. Van Winkle said the contents included supplies and equipment owned by Echo Electric Supply and Plymouth Electric. The material was being stored there for the new Beatrice Community Hospital, under construction on the north side of town. About 50 firefighters battled the flames, which erupted on Friday

This is an article in The Lincoln Journal Star.The Beatrice Fire Department had to call in for Mutual Aid from surrounding towns some towns were 30 miles away.