HUGE FIRE IN WAREHOUSE/ANTIQUE SHOP IN WATERLOO, INDIANA SHUTS DOWN RAILROAD SERVICE
January 22, 2015
WATERLOO, Ind. (WANE) Police in Waterloo have shut down two
blocks while responding to a fire on South Wayne Street. The smoke from the
fire can be seen for miles. Just after 6 p.m. crews had the fire under control.
The NewsChannel 15 photojournalist on scene said she saw it from five miles
away when she was on her way.
Crews responded around 3:30 p.m. to what originally looked
like a warehouse at 105 South Wayne Street. Witnesses said the warehouse
is actually an antiques shop. Firefighters couldn’t provide information if the
shop was open at the time of the fire.
It’s not known if anyone was in the building at the time of
the fire.
All train traffic in the area has been stopped until further
notice and police have closed off Wayne Street from the railroad tracks to
Douglas Street as fire crews fight the blaze.
At least four fire department are on the scene: crews from
Angola, Kendallville, Edgerton and Auburn have all been seen fighting the
flames.
