A Crown Point apartment building is uninhabitable after an early Sunday morning fire ravaged its roof.
The Crown Point Fire Department was called around 3:24 a.m. December 8 to the 900 block of Cypress Point Drive for a fire, according to a Sunday news release from the City of Crown Point. Crews arrived the scene to find a fire that extended to the roof, so, officers started alerting neighbors to evacuate, according to the release.
None of the residents in the building when the fire broke out were injured, although a dog — a Dachshund named Pippi — died, according to social media. While it’s unclear how many units were occupied in the building, all 36 units were affected because of the roof damage and power getting cut off; as such, the property manager has coordinated with the American Red Cross to get the residents temporary accommodations, CPFD Deputy Fire Chief Ryan Cusack told the Post-Tribune Sunday.
Four units, however, were destroyed, and four additional units have smoke and water damage, according to the release.
Firefighters from multiple departments brought the fire under control in about an hour and cleared the scene by 7:15 a.m., according to the release. No firefighters were injured in the fire.
The cause of the fire is under investigation. Those residents displaced by the fire who haven’t gotten help from the American Red Cross yet are asked to call 1-800-733-2767.
The Crown Point Police Department and Emergency Management Agency, as well as the Merrillville, Cedar Lake, Lowell, Lake Dale, Lake Hills, Hebron, Schererville, Union Township and Boone Grove Fire Departments and Tri-Creek EMS, assisted.
