FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne Fire Department officials say that a family escaped a house fire early Monday morning on the city’s southwest side.
Investigators think that it began on the front porch and spread to the attic of the home on Silverfox Drive around 1:45 a.m.
Three adults and two children were able to make it out before crews arrived. Firefighters were able to rescue a cat that was in the home.
The home suffered moderate smoke, fire, and water damage.
The official cause is still under investigation.
The Fort Wayne Fire Department released the following:
FWFD units dispatched for a front porch on fire of a home at 9309 Silverfox Drive. Crews arrived on scene finding heavy fire from the front porch, which was extending into the attic area of the home. Crews quickly knocked down the exterior fire, then gained access to the attic space extinguishing spreading fire in the attic.
Extensive overhaul was required to find and extinguish all the interior fire in the insulation and rafters in the attic space.
Occupants escaped prior to FWFD arrival, and firefighters located a cat removing it safely from the home.
AEP, NIPSCO, NCE, TRAA, and FWPD all assisted on scene. Fire Investigators are working to determine the cause of the fire.
