INDIANAPOLIS — A Lawrence firefighter was injured and three families were displaced by a fire that was ruled as arson at a northeast Indianapolis apartment complex early Tuesday.
The fire at an apartment building was reported around 2:45 a.m. May 7 in the 5800 block of Cedarstone Court, near East 56th Street and Interstate 465.
The unit where the fire stated had five people living there, but all made it out uninjured, Indianapolis Fire Department Battalion Chief Rita Reith told 13News.
According to IFD, there were three adults and 12 children displaced by the fire, and one of those occupants was helped out by firefighters. The Lawrence firefighter's injuries were minor, and no one else was injured.
IFD said occupants of the building woke up and saw a car on fire outside, and that it was the birthday of one of the women who was caught in the apartment fire.
Fire investigators ruled the fire as arson in the same day.
Anyone with information about the fire is asked to call the Indiana Arson Hotline at 1-800-382-4628 or Crime Stoppers at 317-262-TIPS (8477).
