BEECH GROVE, Ind. — A Beech Grove woman was critically injured and her husband sustained serious burns Friday morning in a house fire.
According to Beech Grove police, the man was walking a dog around 6:15 a.m. Friday and returned to find the house on fire. His wife was inside in a bedroom and had to be rescued by firefighters, who battled heavy smoke and fire at the single-story house on 4th Avenue, near Emerson and Churchman avenues in Beech Grove.
The woman sustained more serious burns than her husband, who tried to enter the house when he returned from the walk.
Authorities have not shared the couple's names.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Three cats died in the fire, according to police.
