THFD responds to late night apartment fire on south side

By Lucy Perry 
Indiana Central News

Several residents were evacuated from an apartment building on Terre Haute's south side due to fire in an upstairs unit just before midnight.

​One person was taken to a nearby hospital , and others treated at the scene, according to scanner traffic.

The Terre Haute Fire Department was dispatched to the two story apartment building fire in the 1200 block of S. 7th Street around 11:40 p.m. Upon arrival, flames reportedly were seen coming from an upstairs apartment.

The Red Cross was called to assist the five adults displaced by the fire. Duke energy also assisted at the scene.