Apartment fire on city’s northeast side

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A lightning strike was believed to be the cause of a large fire at an apartment building Wednesday night on the northeast side, a spokeswoman for Indianapolis Fire Department says.

Crews from Indianapolis and La w rence fire departments helped to tamp the blaze that had flames and smoke rising above the roof of the third-story building at Bayview Club Apartments .

No residents were hurt, but 35 were displaced. One firefighter received a slight injury.

Firefighters were called about 6:45 p.m. Wednesday to the fire in the 7600 block of Bayview Club Drive. The apartments are in a commercial area near East 75th Street and Shadeland Avenue.

The scene played out on an Indiana Department of Transportation traffic camera near the I-465 interchange for I-69, and numerous motorists shared photos on social media as they passed on I-465.

The American Red Cross was on the scene to help the displaced residents.

Rita Reith, the Indianapolis Fire Department spokeswoman, also said crews carried a dog to safety from the inferno.

Firefighters spent about 90 minutes getting the fire under control.

Bayview Club Apartments were built in 2004, according to Apartments.com . The facility has more than 230 units.

News 8’s Adam Pinsker contributed to this report.