Several portapotties caught fire Sunday morning near Lewis & Clark landing by the former location of Rick's Cafe Boatyard.Officials say it happened around 4 a.m. while race preparations were underway.Nebraska Marathon Race Director Joe Sutter says in the midst of preparing for the race, he didn't see any fire initially, but did see fire personnel in the area."It was so foggy this morning, we didn't notice anything," said Sutter. "About five minutes before we were set to start the race, we got a call from the finish line and they said the porta-potties were burned to the ground."Sutter says crews were able to replace the porta-potties for the marathon runners.The rentals were from an out-of-town business.Arson is being investigated as a possible cause.Douglas County dispatch officials say there were reports of "kids in the area" around the time of the fire.The Omaha Fire Department has not released any additional details.

Several portapotties caught fire Sunday morning near Lewis & Clark landing by the former location of Rick's Cafe Boatyard.

Officials say it happened around 4 a.m. while race preparations were underway.


Nebraska Marathon Race Director Joe Sutter says in the midst of preparing for the race, he didn't see any fire initially, but did see fire personnel in the area.

"It was so foggy this morning, we didn't notice anything," said Sutter. "About five minutes before we were set to start the race, we got a call from the finish line and they said the porta-potties were burned to the ground."

Sutter says crews were able to replace the porta-potties for the marathon runners.

The rentals were from an out-of-town business.

Arson is being investigated as a possible cause.

Douglas County dispatch officials say there were reports of "kids in the area" around the time of the fire.

The Omaha Fire Department has not released any additional details.