Two nights of residential fires in Indianapolis leave residents displaced, 4 dogs dead

INDIANAPOLIS — Over the last two nights, the lives of several families have been significantly changed after a number of residential fires across Indianapolis left them displaced and injured.

At about 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, the Indianapolis Fire Department responded to reports of a fire breaking out and engulfing four condo units at 10215 Penrith Drive , near North Mithoefer Road and East 25th Street.

IFD firefighters got the fire under control after combating the flames for over half an hour.

A man who lived in one of the units told IFD that he woke up to the smell of smoke and evacuated the property with his dog. The man noted that his smoke alarm did not activate as the property started to go up in flames.

In total, six residents were displaced by the fire but were not injured according to IFD.

The fire department is currently investigating the initial cause of the fire.

Two fires Tuesday morning

On Tuesday, the Indianapolis Fire Department responded to two early morning fires which left several pets dead.

At about 1 a.m., IFD responded to the first fire of the night, which broke out at 1050 West 33rd Street , near the intersection of West 33rd Street and Clifton Street.

When IFD arrived the house was engulfed in "heavy" flames. Luckily, the woman living in the house escaped by evacuating through a window. However, the owner was not able to rescue her dog, which ultimately died in the fire.

Firefighters were able to get the blaze under control after fighting it for 20 minutes.

The fire department is currently investigating the cause of the fire.

The second house fire broke out at about 2:30 a.m. in the 2600 block of North Bazil Avenue .

Firefighters told local media outlets Tuesday morning that the occupant of the house was able to safely escape with a lizard, but three dogs died in the fire.

Contact IndyStar reporter Noe Padilla at npadilla@indystar.com or follow him on X @1NoePadilla.

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