{"id":122481,"date":"2023-02-24T22:41:18","date_gmt":"2023-02-25T03:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=122481"},"modified":"2025-08-30T21:45:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T01:45:18","slug":"fwfd-nowak-supply-fire-302-west-superior-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2023\/02\/24\/fwfd-nowak-supply-fire-302-west-superior-street\/","title":{"rendered":"FWFD: Nowak Supply Fire, 302 West Superior Street"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-115406\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tFWFD_new_logo-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tFWFD_new_logo-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tFWFD_new_logo-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tFWFD_new_logo-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tFWFD_new_logo-315x420.jpg 315w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tFWFD_new_logo.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On February 24, 2023, at 2020 hours, the Fort Wayne Fire Department responded to the report of a building fire at Nowak Supply, 302 West Superior Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Time of Alarm: 2020 hours<br \/>\nOn Scene: 2024 hours<br \/>\nUnder Control: 2040 hours<\/p>\n<p>When firefighters arrived smoke and fire was showing from the building and from multiple portable toilets along the outside of the building. Crews forced their way into the building and started attacking the fire from the inside at the same time crews were extinguishing the portable toilets on the outside. It was then that a body was discovered. The fire was extinguished, and overhaul was performed.<\/p>\n<p>The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Fire Damage: Moderate<br \/>\nWater Damage: Moderate<br \/>\nSmoke Damage: Heavy<\/p>\n<p>Assisting the Fort Wayne Fire Department: the Fort Wayne Police Department, the Allen County Coroner, Three Rivers Ambulance Authority, the City of Fort Wayne&#8217;s Neighborhood Code Enforcement, the Allen County Building Department, NIPSCO, and Indiana Michigan Power.<\/p>\n<p><em>This post is based on a Fort Wayne Fire Department incident report<\/em>.<\/p>\n\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <a name='map50'><\/a>\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <div class=\"wpgmza_map \"  id=\"wpgmza_map_50\" style=\"display:block; overflow:auto; width:100%; height:600px; float:left;\" data-settings='{\"id\":\"50\",\"map_title\":\"2023 FWFD Fort Wayne Fire 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