Cigarette starts fire, destroys apartment units in Charlestown
CHARLESTOWN, IN (WAVE) – A cigarette started a fire that damaged several units in a Charlestown apartment building, according to investigators.
The fire was reported at Parkside Trace Apartments, located in the 3000 block of Harmony Lane, around 5:05 p.m. Friday, according to Charlestown Fire Department Assistant Chief Andre Heal.
The Indiana State Fire Marshal determined a cigarette in a flower pot on a ground floor patio started the fire. Heal said by the time fire crews arrived, the fire had spread to the second story.
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No one who lived in the apartments was injured. One firefighter suffered a minor injury and was treated at the scene by EMS
Heal said between four and eight units were considered a total loss.
The Red Cross is assisting residents whose homes were destroyed.
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