A Greencastle family had their house damaged following an early morning fire on Monday.
According to Greencastle Fire assistant chief Rob Frank, Greencastle Fire chief John Burgess was first on the scene at the residence, which was located at 409 1/2 Ohio Street after calls came in of an active fire around 5:30 a.m.
"Our guys did a great job making a stop on the fire. When our Chief arrived there was fire coming from a bedroom window at the rear of the home. They stretched a line to that window and knocked the fire down. The second line was stretched to the interior of the home to finish putting the fire out. From dispatch time to the fire being marked out was about 11 minutes," Frank told the Putnam County Post.
Upon arrival, all occupants escaped safely and no injuries were reported.
Frank confirmed the fire was accidental in nature and the cause is still undetermined.
"There is smoke damage throughout the home, but it's repairable. There was no real structural damage. It's what we would call a room and content fire," Frank said.
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