By Joseph Slacian
jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com
Firefighters from four area departments battled a house fire early Thursday morning, Jan. 19, on Old U.S. 24, just west of the Aleris International entrance.
Firefighters from Noble Township, Lagro, Roann and Wabash battled the blaze for about an hour before getting it under control, Noble Township Assistant Chief Rob Cussen said.
The fire was first reported about 6 a.m., he said.
“We had fire coming out the back side,” he said of the scene when firefighters first arrived. “The interior was all lit up and on fire.”
A cause for the fire has yet to be determined. Cussen estimated damage could be around $200,000.
No one was home and there were no injuries reported.
Also on the scene were Wabash County Emergency Management Agency and the Wabash County Sheriff’s Department.