Residents flee Near-Eastside house fire

Francesca Jarosz

December 31, 2008 by Francesca Jarosz | Star staff

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A residence fire on the city’s Near Eastside this morning left one person with minor injuries and caused about $25,000 in damage.Indianapolis firefighters were called to the home in the 700 block Woodruff Place, Middle Drive, about 9 a.m., said Capt. Rita Reith, a spokeswoman for the Indianapolis Fire Department.What’s that siren for? Click here to track police and emergency runs in Indianapolis.Four residents were in the two-story home when the fire occurred. Three escaped the residence on their own, but the fourth was trapped on the second floor because she was afraid to navigate through the thick black smoke, Reith said. The woman broke a window with her hand to alert firefighters that she was in the house, and they escorted her down the stairs. The woman suffered minor cuts to her hand and was checked at the scene but not hospitalized. The fire remains under investigation. Charles Neal, a retired Indianapolis firefighter who owns the home, said he thought the fire started in an upper rear bedroom of the home and may have been electrical.

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