RICHMOND, Ind. – No one was injured Monday morning when a fire destroyed a backyard shed that served as living quarters.
“It was a shed that was used as an apartment,” said deputy chief Doug Gardner, the fire investigator for the Richmond Fire Department. “The inmates said a kerosene heater exploded.”
RFD was sent to the fire in the backyard of 532 S. 13th St., located on the northwest corner of South 13th and South F Streets, at around 9:50 a.m. Monday. Smoke could be seen in the distance as it rose from the burning plastic structure, which Gardner estimated to be 8 feet by 8 feet.
Fire trucks parked in the alley between South 13th and South 12th Streets to gain access to the fire, which was in a fenced back yard, and firefighters quickly put it out even though the shed was completely destroyed.
Firefighters dug into the rubble and poured water on hot spots to make sure the fire was completely extinguished.