THFD responds to apartment construction site explosion

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By Lucy Perry 
Indiana Central News

​The Terre Haute Fire Department is investigating a fire at a former factory located on the city's west side this morning.

When fire crews arrrived on scene, there were flames seen coming from the building. One firefighter was taken to a nearby hospital to be treated for exhaustion, according to scanner traffic.

According to scanner traffic, construction workers were evacuated from the ICON building at around 9:15 a.m. when a propane tank reportedly exploded. A second tank reportedly exploded a short time later. 

The ICON building is being remodeled into an apartment building named RiverFront Lofts near Indiana State Univerity's campus, off First Street and Sycamore Streets.