A tower ladder and firefighters operating a handline on the exterior of the building as flames and smoke vent from the roof
A tower ladder and firefighters operating a handline on the exterior of the building as flames and smoke vent from the roof
Firefighters put water on the warehouse fire
A view of the fire scene including apparatus array
Firefighters in a tower ladder bucket
A bird’s-eye-view of the fireground
Indianapolis fire apparatus with supply lines
Firefighter on an aerial ladder directing a stream
Fire crews perform overhaul in the destroyed warehouse
Firefighters with a handline at the scene of the fire
A firefighter in SCBA working at the fire scene
A firefighter peers into the structure
A firefighter peers into the structure
A firefighter operating a saw at the scene
Firefighters operating hose streams on the exterior of the building
A fire truck and Indy firefighters on scene at the fire
Firefighters with a variety of equipment, including a rotary saw and hoseline
Firefighters working at the scene of a warehouse fire in Indianapolis, Indiana.
A view of the interior of the destroyed warehouse
Firefighters at the scene of a warehouse fire in Indianapolis
By Rita Reith
Indianapolis firefighters were kept busy with a number of calls last week, including this fire Monday, October 28, at a single-story warehouse.
Nineteen Indianapolis Fire Department units responded to this fire at the 20,000-square-foot warehouse. There were reports of hazardous materials inside the building but not occupants. Firefighters operated defensively with one member sustaining a back injury.
Among the products inside the structure were collectible cars, roofing materials, paint, diesel fuel, gasoline, propane tanks, and ammunition. The Marion County Health Department was dispatched to the scene for run off from hazardous materials inside structure.
RITA L. REITH is a battalion chief with the Indianapolis Fire Department (IFD) and serves as the agency’s public information officer.
