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By Rita Reith
Indianapolis firefighters responded earlier this week to a fire in an abandoned structure.
Command orders defensive attack only after heavy fire was found in a vacant, single-story structure at 1614 Hawthorne Lane. There were no reported injuries.
RITA L. REITH is a battalion chief with the Indianapolis Fire Department (IFD) and serves as the agency’s public information officer.
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