Updated: 2 dead | Suspect in Monroe County house fire with 4 victims guarded by sheriff’s deputies at Indianapolis hospital
Monroe County deputies are guarding a suspect at Eskenazi Hospital in Indianapolis after a house fire early Sunday (Jan. 18) on E. Anderson Road in northeast Monroe County left four “victims.” A followup release says two of the victims died.
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In an update to a news release earlier on Sunday (Jan. 18), the Monroe County sheriff’s department has reported that two of the four people described as “victims” in the first release—about an early morning house fire in the 3800 block of East Anderson Road—have died.
The two survivors were taken to IU Health Bloomington, and later transferred to an Indianapolis hospital for more treatment. One of them was described in the new release as having “severe burns.”
The person suspected of causing the fire was reported in an earlier news release as under guard by Monroe County sheriff’s deputies at an Indianapolis hospital.
According to the second news release, the suspect was found in a wooded area on the property about an hour after sheriff’s deputies and firefighters with the Monroe County Fire Protection District arrived on the scene. The suspect was described as having burn injuries. The call came in the wee hours of Sunday morning, around 2:40 a.m.
The second news release says that Bloomington’s police department and the Indiana State Police helped to locate the suspect. The investigation is still underway, according to the second news release.
The second news release says that when first responders arrived on the scene, they saw a vehicle that had crashed into the attached garage, which was “actively on fire.”
The two occupants of the residence who died, succumbed to injuries sustained in the fire, according to the second news release. The Monroe County coroner’s office will have responsibility to release the identities of those who died.
Original news report
A suspect in connection with a house fire with four “victims” in the northern part of Monroe County is under guard by Monroe County deputies at Eskenazi Hospital in Indianapolis, according to a news release issued early Sunday morning (Jan. 18).
The investigation is described in the news release as “very active and currently ongoing.”
According to the news release, a possible house fire was called in on Sunday at 2:40 a.m. in the 3800 block of E. Anderson Road, which is in the northeastern part of the county. Monroe County Fire Protection District and sheriff's depuies responded.
Deputies who arrived on scene determined that there were four victims, according to the news release. The news release says the sheriff’s office is not able to release any update on the four victims right now.
The Monroe County sheriff’s office confirmed to The B Square that no description beyond “victims” is currently available. The news release indicates that details could be forthcoming later.
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