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Infant taken to hospital following southwest side house fire

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – An infant was taken to the hospital following a house fire on the city’s southwest side Thursday morning.

Crews responded to the fire at a residence in the 4900 block of Melrose Avenue just after 3:30 a.m.

According to the Wayne Township Fire Department, two adults, the infant and a dog were all inside the residence at the time of the fire.

The infant, who is expected to be fine, was taken to the hospital as a precaution.

No firefighters were injured battling the blaze.

The house is said to have sustained extensive damage.