
On April 13, 2019, at 1533 hours, the Fort Wayne Fire Department was dispatched to a house fire in the 2700 block of Oxford Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana.
FWFD Alarm Code: 704
Time of Alarm: 1533 hours
On Scene: 1536 hours
Under Control: 1552 hours
A Fort Wayne Police Department unit called in a house on fire at 1533 this afternoon. Three minutes later, firefighters arrived and found the outside rear corner of the home on fire. The fire was spreading into the attic and through a fence to the house next door. Crews extinguished the exterior fire and stopped the spread to the home next door. At the same time, another crew cleared the home and extinguished the fire in the attic.
All occupants were reported out of the home.
The fire remains under investigation.
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.