House fire in Hope injures firefighter, home destroyed

Photo courtesy of Randi Lucas.
Photo courtesy of Randi Lucas.

Hope Volunteer Firefighters responded to a house fire Tuesday morning in the 900 block of Jackson Street. Chief Randy Wood says they got the call at about 6 a.m.

Wood says the fire spread, making the house a total loss. One resident was displaced, but not injured. Wood says that a firefighter suffered a dislocated shoulder fighting the blaze and had to go to the hospital.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation by members of the Columbus Fire Department and the Bartholomew County Fire Inspector.