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Fire officials rule large fire on West Washington Street an arson

Fire crews were called shortly before 7:30 a.m. Saturday to a fire in a vacant house that spread to a nearby building.

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis firefighters battled a large fire in three vacant structures on West Washington Street Saturday morning. 

Fire crews were called to the fire shortly before 7:30 a.m.

According to Indianapolis Fire Battalion Chief Rita Reith, the fire started in a vacant house and spread to a building, then to another house.

The buildings sit on the corner of Washington and Addison streets between Belmont and Tibbs avenues.

As of 8:30 a.m., the fire was under control, but Washington Street was shut down by trucks and hoses.

Nobody was injured.

Crews from IFD, Wayne and Decatur townships all worked the fire.

Reith said squatters could have been inside when the fire started, and firefighters searched for anybody who was possibly trapped inside but found nothing.

Credit: Joe Fenton/WTHR
Three buildings on the corner of Washington and Addison streets burned Saturday morning, Feb. 13, 2021.

Fire officials ruled the incident an arson. 

Anyone with information about this incident should call Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477 or (TIPS).

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