2 saved, 1 dead after warehouse fire in Richmond

RICHMOND, Ind. (WISH) — Two people were saved and one person died from a warehouse fire in Richmond Saturday morning, according to the Richmond Fire Unions Facebook post.

The Richmond Fire Department responded to reports of a vacant warehouse on fire at 10:14 a.m. Saturday, on the 600 block of South J Street. Firefighters arrived to receive reports of people inside the building.

Two people were spotted in the window of the building, and firefighters were able to remove them safely without incident.

The two people told firefighters that a third person was last seen where the fire started and where the roof had already collapsed.

Crews searched inside for the third person and performed interior attacks, but conditions became extreme, according to the Facebook post.

Firefighters later confirmed the third person trapped inside had died. The name of the deceased had not been released by Monday night.