Juvenile injured during Johnson County apartment fire

In a Facebook post, the Bargersville Fire Department reported that its crews and members of the White River Township Fire Department were dispatched to the 3100 block of Clary Crossing around 8:18 p.m. When firefighters arrived at the scene, they found smoke emanating from an apartment building.

Photos courtesy of the Bargersville Fire Department.

BFD and WRTFD personnel also found an injured child on the property’s front lawn. Johnson County officials confirmed the injured child was transported from the scene to Riley Children’s Hospital.

During a sweep of the building, BFD and WRTFD crews located two cats and a dog. Firefighters reported that the animals they found were safely removed from the building.

Per BFD, the apartment unit most heavily impacted by Tuesday’s fire was occupied by a man and two children when the blaze first broke out. Three other families were evacuated from the apartment complex during the fire.

BFD and WRTFD investigators believe the fire was caused accidentally. Officials believe the blaze began as a grease fire on a kitchen stove.