THFD investigation underway after fire damages 3 homes

By Lucy Perry
Indiana Central News

Crews from the Terre Haute Fire Department have been at the scene of three northside residential fires this morning, after the fire started at one home and quickly spread to two neigboring houses in the 500 block of N. 13th 1/2 street, just south of Tippecanoe Street.

Battalion Chief Joe Swan said the crews had been fighting the fires for about an hour and half, since around 9 a.m. The cause of the fire is under investigation at this time; however, he explained that it initially broke out in the rear of the house and spread to the attic area of the other homes. The investigation is ongoing. No injuries were reported.