2 transported to hospital following south side house fire
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Two people are in the hospital following a house fire on the city’s south side Thursday morning.
Crews responded to a residence in the 1400 block of Linden Street just before 2:30 a.m. Firefighters were able to get the fire under control just before 2:45 a.m.
According to the Indianapolis Fire Department, two people – a 60-year-old male and a 51-year-old female – were able to escape the house through a bedroom window. However, both were taken to Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital in serious condition.
They were also a number of cats and dogs in the house. IFD now says that as three dogs, found in the home under debris, have died. A fourth dog, located in the backyard, was found and given to IACC.
The fire is thought have been electrical, an overloaded, spliced together extension cord was being used. The two occupants told firefighters they were using their stove, in addition to several spacers heaters, to warm their home.
Damage has been estimated at $30,000.