ANGOLA, IN (WTVB) – A house fire on State Road 127 north of Angola which broke out Friday morning is being called accidental in nature by investigators.
The house is owned by Peresh Patel. It’s next to the American Inn and across the road from the Faith Baptist Church.
Angola Fire Department Public Information Officer T.R. Haggerty says the fire was reported at about 7:30 a.m.. He says it started in the basement and ran its way up the stairs to the second floor.
There was heavy fire showing from the first and second story when the first crews arrived.
It took firefighters from five departments about 30 minutes to get the flames under control.
No injuries were reported. A dollar amount on the damage is not known.