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Crews fight fire in vacant central Omaha building early Wednesday

The Omaha Fire Department responded to a fire in a vacant building early Wednesday.

The fire started just after 1 a.m. Wednesday in a building at the corner of 72nd and Farnam streets.

Firefighters tell First Alert 6 on the scene when they arrived, they found heavy smoke and flames coming from the second floor. A second alarm was issued.

It took about 50 minutes to get the fire under control, and no injuries were reported.

Omaha City Council holds hearing on outlawing homeless camps on city property

In its weekly meeting Tuesday , Omaha’s City Council held a hearing over a proposal to make homeless encampments on

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