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Indianapolis West Side Apartment Fire Displaces 14–16 Residents, Injures 4

Investigators are probing possible egress failures reported after some residents may have jumped from a second floor.

Overview

  • Fire crews were dispatched around 3:18 a.m. to the 5700 block of Port Au Prince St. on the city’s west side.
  • Responders reported heavy fire showing from the rear of one apartment, with flames extending into the attic space.
  • A two-alarm response followed reports of possible entrapment, and searches confirmed everyone had self-evacuated.
  • Four people were injured, including two adults and two children, with one adult and one child transported and two treated at the scene.
  • Twelve apartments were impacted with utilities shut off, the cause remains under investigation, and no firefighters were injured.