On February 7, 2026, at 2320 hours, the Fort Wayne Fire Department was dispatched to a reported kitchen fire at the Coral Club Apartments in the 800 block of Dolphin Drive, Fort Wayne, Indiana.
FWFD Alarm Code: 704
Time of Alarm: 2320 hours
On Scene: 2321 hours
Under Control: 2332 hours
The first firefighters on the scene observed smoke issuing from a second-story window. A handline was stretched to the second-floor to aggressively extinguish a kitchen fire. The fire was contained to a single apartment. There was a working smoke detector which had alerted the occupant.
The fire was accidental in nature and was cleared by investigators. The cause was determined to be food left on a stove burner.
One adult had self-evacuated prior to the fire departments arrival.
Fire Damage: Moderate
Water Damage: Moderate
Smoke Damage: Moderate
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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