INDIANAPOLIS — A building on Indianapolis' near south side sustained heavy damage in a fire early Monday morning.
Fire crews were called to a building in the 1800 block of Shelby Street, near East Pleasant Run Parkway South Drive, around 12:30 a.m., the Indianapolis Fire Department said.
Fire and smoke were coming from the business that houses a contractor who stored lumber and a large amount of ammunition inside. The ammo began firing at one point shortly after fire companies had left the building.
Utilities were cut to nearby houses as a precaution while crews battled the fire, but firefighters were able to keep the fire from spreading to those houses.
IFD Victims Assistance is working to help four people who were displaced due to the utility shutoff.
No firefighters or civilians were injured, IFD said.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.