LINCOLN, Neb.—Police in Nebraska said a 19-year-old woman sparked an apartment fire on Sept. 16 by burning love letters from her ex-boyfriend in her bedroom.
Police said the Lincoln woman used a butane torch to burn the letters and left some of them on the floor. She then went to another room to take a nap and awoke a short time later to find the carpet on fire.
Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire within minutes. Officials said the fire caused an estimated $4,000 in damage to the building. No one was injured.
The woman was cited for negligent burning.