BARN FIRE HOSPITALIZES NORTHERN DOUGLAS COUNTY WOMAN

A 50 year old woman suffered burns yesterday afternoon while trying to rescue horses from a burning barn near Highway 75 and Northern Hills Drive. She was transported to a hospital in Omaha. The departments responding to that blaze include Omaha, Irvington, Boys Town, Fort Calhoun, Douglas County Sheriff, and Ponca Hills. No reports on injuries to horses, one cat, however was injured and is being treated at the Nebraska Humane Society.