{"id":128818,"date":"2026-02-24T19:56:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T00:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=128818"},"modified":"2026-02-25T12:09:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T17:09:32","slug":"fwfd-house-fire-2300-block-smith-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2026\/02\/24\/fwfd-house-fire-2300-block-smith-street\/","title":{"rendered":"FWFD: House Fire, 2300 block Smith 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, 2026, at 1734 hours, the Fort Wayne Fire Department was dispatched to a house fire in the 2300 block of Smith Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>FWFD Alarm Code: 704<\/p>\n<p>Time of Alarm: 1734 hours<br \/>\nOn Scene: 1737 hours<br \/>\nUnder Control: 1756 hours<\/p>\n<p>Upon arrival firefighters found smoke and fire showing from first floor. The building was boarded up and appeared abandoned. Firefighters forced open doors and pulled hose lines to fight the fire. The structure was searched potential occupants, but none were found. The fire was extinguished and smoke ventilated.<\/p>\n<p>FWFD secured utilities for structure and completed salvage\/overhaul.<\/p>\n<p>Fire Investigators arrived and investigated the cause and origin of fire.<\/p>\n<p>Fire Damage: Moderate<br \/>\nWater Damage: Moderate<br \/>\nSmoke Damage: Moderate<\/p>\n<p>Assisting the Fort Wayne Fire Department: the Fort Wayne Police Department, Three Rivers Ambulance Authority, the City of Fort Wayne&#8217;s Neighborhood Code Enforcement, 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='map71'><\/a>\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <div class=\"wpgmza_map \"  id=\"wpgmza_map_71\" style=\"display:block; overflow:auto; width:100%; height:600px; float:left;\" data-settings='{\"id\":\"71\",\"map_title\":\"2026 FWFD Fort Wayne Fire 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