A closer view of the collapsed railroad bridge along Salt Creek near the Breslow Ice Center on Monday afternoon, Feb. 23, 2026. (Jeff Motz/KFOR News)LINCOLN–(KFOR Feb. 24)–Fire investigators late Tuesday afternoon released the cause of a fire that burned part of a railroad bridge that led to a collapse early Monday morning west of downtown Lincoln. Lincoln Fire and Rescue sent out a text alert to KFOR News and other media, indicating the cause was an “unattended campfire.”  The fire was called in around 3:45am Monday, with a bridge that carries the Union Pacific rail line burning along Salt Creek east of Sun Valley Boulevard, not far from Haymarket Park and the Breslow Ice Center. The scene of a railroad bridge fire and collapse near Haymarket Park, west of downtown Lincoln, on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (Courtesy of Lincoln Transportation and Utilities/City of Lincoln Traffic Cams) It was around 5:30am Monday when the bridge collapsed on the west side of Salt Creek.  Fire crews were later called back shortly after 10am Monday about a rekindling of the fire. There were no reports of injuries and damage estimates have not yet been released, but LFR considered it a total loss. ALSO READ: Railroad Bridge Ruled Total Loss After Monday Morning Fire, Collapse ...read more read less