INDIANAPOLIS – Residents of 16 units in a southeast-side apartment complex were evacuated after an early morning fire that destroyed the building’s top floor Tuesday morning.
Indianapolis firefighters were sent to the Emerson Village Apartments at 5140 Emerson Village Place just before 4:30 a.m. Fire officials said the fire was heavy by the time crews arrived, and it appears to have started on the second floor or attic.
Residents were able to self-evacuate, and no residents were hurt, although one firefighter received a slight injury. Another firefighter was seen carrying a cat away from the fire.
Eight apartments were heavily damaged by fire, while another eight were left damaged by the water used to extinguish the flames, according to crews.
IFD Battalion Chief Rita Reith said 20 residents have been displaced by the fire.
