Man arrested for arson that put injured Indy firefighter in coma

INDIANAPOLIS — A person has been arrested after fireplace officers say he deliberately set a fireplace the place a firefighter was injured.

Firefighters with the Indianapolis Fireplace Division responded to the house close to Massachusetts and Rural avenues round 3:50 p.m. on Feb. 6 for a working residence fireplace. Heavy smoke was seen from the vacant residence when crews arrived and so they had been in a position to get the fireplace underneath management in 20 minutes, in keeping with IFD.

Whereas battling the blaze, one firefighter sustained what was famous as a “slight” harm on the time.

In a press launch issued Wednesday, IFD stated the firefighter was transported to Eskenazi Hospital after complaining of a slight warmth associated harm. Whereas within the ER, the firefighter’s situation worsened and medical doctors had him positioned in a medically induced coma. He remained within the coma for 48 hours.

IFD says the firefighter, whose identify has not been launched, was exhibiting vital enchancment on Wednesday afternoon and is predicted to be launched within the subsequent couple of days.

In the course of the course of their investigation IFD and IMPD Fireplace Investigators decided that the fireplace had been deliberately set. They arrested a suspect in that fireside on Wednesday.

The suspect’s id has not been launched.

The fireplace stays underneath investigation by IFD and IMPD Fireplace Investigators.