FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The FWFD says that a passerby called in a fire early Tuesday morning off Decatur Road. It was in a building just east of US 27.
The call came in around 12:45 a.m. after someone saw smoke coming from the building on the 5000 block of Decatur Road.
When crews arrived, smoke was coming from the roof as well as boarded-up windows. Crews found the flames and put them out in a little more than 10 minutes. No one was inside and no one was hurt.
Officials say it appears the building was mostly used for storage. It now has heavy fire damage, and moderate water and smoke damage.
An investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing.
The FWFD released the following:
Fort Wayne Fire Dept. was dispatched on a possible structure fire called in by a passing motorist seeing smoke from the structure. Upon arrival of a small single story residential units did indeed find smoke coming from the roof eaves as well as from the boarded up windows. A working fire was found upon entering and quickly extinguished. A search was also carried out with nothing found. The structure appeared to be used mostly for storage. The owners were not present at the time of the fire. The fire left moderate to heavy smoke and fire damage. The investigation is still ongoing. FWPD, TRAA, Neighborhood code and AEP assisted. There were no injuries.
