- A teen accidentally started a fire burning love letters, police said.
- The 19-year-old was trying to burn old letters with a butane torch, but couldn't get a flame to start, according to KETV.
- Instead, she went to sleep in a different room. She soon woke up to smoke and a small fire.
- Police and fire officers were called to her apartment.
- She was cited for negligent burning.
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On Monday afternoon, a teen from Lincoln, Nebraska, accidentally started a fire in her apartment because she was burning love letters, police said.
A 19-year-old woman, whose identity was not released, started a small fire around 4:30 p.m. while burning old letters from an ex-partner, according to a Facebook post from police.
In her bedroom, not far from her mattress, the 19-year-old attempted to light the letters on fire using a butane torch, according to KETV. However, the old documents would not catch flame so she set them on the carpeted ground.
Then, the 19-year-old left her bedroom to take a nap in the living room, KETV reported.
She soon awoke so smoke and flames, the LPD Facebook post said.
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Lincoln police and fire officers were called to the scene to put out the flames. No one was injured, but the fire ultimately caused $4,000 worth of damage to the apartment, police said. The 19-year-old was cited with negligent burning.
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