Fire Destroys Warsaw Apartment, Storage Complex

Three families lost their homes and two people required trips to the hospital yesterday, after an apartment complex and storage facility south of Warsaw caught fire yesterday. The fire destroyed the entire complex and all of its contents, including about a million dollars-worth of antique cars and boats. It happened early yesterday at 3440 South County Road 25-West. Warsaw Fire Chief Mike Rice tells Q101, "When the first units arrived, there was heavy smoke and fire coming from two thirds of the building and with the wind the fire was moving to engulfing the whole building." Smoke detectors woke up residents and they were able to escape, even though the building was already filling with thick smoke. Paramedics took one resident to the hospital for treatment of minor burns and smoke inhalation. Paramedics also took in a firefighter who slipped on some ice. Investigators hope to find some clues as to how the fire started when they return to the scene today.