TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — Update: A family has been displaced after an apartment fire in Greenwood Manor.
Terre Haute Fire Chief Bill Berry said the call came in at 3:14 p.m. of a multi-occupancy fire in the 2000 block of S. 19th Street at the Greenwood Manor apartments.
Firefighters reported heavy smoke and flames showing from the first-floor apartment once arriving on the scene.
“Crews did a fantastic job of knocking down the fire within 3-4 minutes,” Chief Berry said.
All residents had made it out of the building and reported no injuries.
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A number of puppies and dogs were rescued from an upstairs apartment. Berry said that apartment did not catch fire, but did have smoke damage.
Red Cross has been contacted for the occupants displaced by the fire including an adult and children.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Original: Firefighters have responded to an apartment fire in Terre Haute.
Firefighters were called to the 2000 block of South 19th Street just before 3:30 p.m. Thursday. Little information is known at this time regarding potential injuries.
Numerous engines from the Terre Haute Fire Department are on scene.
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