Raging Fire Destroys IN Home, Two Displaced

According to a report from WISHTV, a raging fire tore through an Acton, Indiana, home early Monday evening, displacing a mother and son.

Indianapolis Fire Department (IFD) crews were dispatched to the 11000 block of House Street at around 5 p.m., a few blocks east of Acton Elementary School, near U.S. 421 in southeastern Marion County.

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On arrival to the home, the IFD found heavy flames shooting from the roof, leaving a cloud of dense black smoke visible for several miles around.

The mother and adult son escaped from the structure unharmed. They later told the IFD they heard a loud “pop” before the house began filling with fire and smoke.

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It took IFD crews about half an hour to bring the fire under control.

IFD did not report any injuries.

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The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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