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One person in critical condition after morning fire

Photo Supplied: Jeff Bowman / ABC 21

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): One person is in critical condition after a house fire in the 1400 block of Saint Marys Avenue near Sherman Boulevard.

Photo Supplied: Jeff Bowman / ABC 21
Photo Supplied: Jeff Bowman / ABC 21

Jeff Bowman with our partners in news at ABC 21 tells WOWO News, flames broke out at the home around 9:40 a.m., Monday.   The 9-1-1 call came from inside the home. The resident reported a lot of smoke and flames.

Photo Supplied: Jeff Bowman / ABC 21
Photo Supplied: Jeff Bowman / ABC 21

 

 

Once the Fort Wayne Fire Department arrived on the scene, they went inside the home and found one person. The occupant was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition due to smoke inhalation.

Meanwhile the house suffered minor damage and investigators are still looking into the cause of the fire.

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