INDIANAPOLIS — A large fire broke out at a building that helps and houses homeless veterans on Saturday night.
Crews with the Indianapolis Fire Department responded to the HVAF building located near 10th and Pennsylvania Streets just after 9:30 p.m. Investigators say the fire broke out in the housing area of the facility.
IFD says it took over three hours to get everything under control. Over 100 firefighters and 35 vehicles responded to the scene.
Employees spent about an hour trying to account for all of their tenants. 51 people occupy the building and 46 of them have been accounted for.
All residents were displaced as a result of the fire, IFD said.
Three of those who had been accounted for were transported to a local hospital for treatment of slight injuries. No firefighters were injured in the fire.
Jason Hill, who lives at the shelter told WRTV, "It's heartbreaking. I don't know what everybody is going to do. It's a shelter for homeless veterans. I don't know how that's going to go."
IndyGo busses responded to the scene to help get residents off the street. The CEO of HVAF says all occupants are being sheltered in local hotels.
The Red Cross and Salvation Army also responded to the scene to help displaced residents.
