{"id":129635,"date":"2026-04-13T13:58:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T17:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=129635"},"modified":"2026-04-15T23:31:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T03:31:02","slug":"fwfd-apartment-fire-3400-block-portage-boulevard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2026\/04\/13\/fwfd-apartment-fire-3400-block-portage-boulevard\/","title":{"rendered":"FWFD: Apartment Fire, 3400 block Portage Boulevard"},"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 April 14, 2026, at 1641 hours, the Fort Wayne Fire Department was dispatched to an apartment fire at the Wildwoods Apartments in the 3400 block of Portage Boulevard, Fort Wayne, Indiana.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>FWFD Alarm Code: 704<\/p>\n<p>Time of Alarm: 1641 hours<br \/>\nOn Scene: 1644 hours<br \/>\nUnder Control: 1707 hours<\/p>\n<p>Upon arrival, firefighters found smoke showing from an apartment. 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