Fire alarm at Nebraska City residence as heat index builds

NEBRASKA CITY – News of a  false alarm was welcomed  Monday afternoon when Nebraska City Fire and Rescue was  dispatched for a possible house fire at 811 Fourth Corso.

Second Assistant Chief Chris Griepenstroh said a fire alarm sounded in the residence, but no fire was found.

Fire and Rescue responded when the Nebraska  City  Airport was reporting 92 degrees and 73 percent humidity. A heat index of 114 is reported at Lincoln and 115 north of Omaha. A heat index of 120 is reported at Topeka, Kan.