On January 26, 2026, at 0050 hours, the Fort Wayne Fire Department was dispatched to the former General Electric campus in the 1600 block of Broadway, Fort Wayne. Indiana.
FWFD Alarm Code: 704
Time of Alarm: 0059 hours
On Scene: 0104 hours
Under Control: 0145 hours
A person saw a fire in the window of one of the old East side GE buildings. The first firefighters arrived in less than four minutes. They cut the chain on the security gate to make access to the building. Additional crews used power saws to cut through the buildings security measures to allow crews interior access. Crews made an aggressive and coordinated attack on the fire which was on multiple levels of the building. The second-floor wooden flooring had burned away, leaving holes to the first floor. The crews quickly extinguished and searched the area for anyone – finding no one. Thanks to the call from someone living nearby, a larger fire was avoided.
Fire Damage: Heavy
Water Damage: Minor
Smoke Damage: Minor
Assisting the Fort Wayne Fire Department: the Fort Wayne Police Department, Three Rivers Ambulance Authority, the City of Fort Wayne’s Neighborhood Code Enforcement, NIPSCO, and Indiana Michigan Power.
This post is based on a Fort Wayne Fire Department incident report.
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