Lincoln Firefighters assess the scene of an apartment building under construction at 48th and Martin, where a construction worker was injured after a second to third-story stairwell collapsed on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (Jeff Motz/KFOR News)LINCOLN–(KFOR Jan. 27)–Scary moments for a construction worker, who was injured when a second to third-story stairwell collapsed around 8am Tuesday at an apartment building under construction in north Lincoln. LFR public information officer MJ Lierman told KFOR News near the scene at 48th and Martin crews had to get ropes and ladders to get the worker out. “(Crews) used a 24-foot ladder up to the window and they were able to put him in a Stokes basket and bring him down with that,” Lierman said. The worker’s injuries are minor and not life-threatening, according to Lierman.  What caused the stairwell to collapse remains under investigation. ...read more read less