INDIANAPOLIS — Twenty people were displaced and a firefighter was slightly injured in a fire at an apartment complex on Indianapolis' southeast side Tuesday morning.
Crews responded to the Emerson Village Apartments, near the intersection of Emerson Avenue and Shelbyville Road, around 4:15 a.m. for several reports of a fire.
Heavy fire was coming from the roof when firefighters arrived. Crews were able to bring the fire under control in about 30 minutes, with the building sustaining heavy damage.
One firefighter was slightly injured battling the fire and released after being examined at the scene, an Indianapolis Fire Department spokesperson said.
Sixteen units were impacted, with eight heavily damaged from the fire and another eight sustaining significant smoke damage. Two of the units were unoccupied.
No apartment residents were injured, IFD said. IFD Victims Assistance was working with apartment management and the Red Cross to provide shelter for those displaced.