Carmel Fire Department investigating two separate blazes

Local 4416 members from Fishers, Noblesville, and Westfield assisted Carmel with two separate fires Sunday night. Collaborative training and familiarity with operations between Hamilton County fire departments lead to success on the ground. (Photos provided by WISH-TV)

By ASHLEY FOWLER

WISH-TV | wishtv.com

The Carmel Fire Department (CFD) is investigating two fires that damaged homes on opposite sides of the city.

Sometime between 11 and 11:30 p.m. Sunday, firefighters were called to a house fire in the 14000 block of Trailwind Court. That’s on Carmel’s north side near 141st Street and Ditch Road.

A family and their pet cat got out of the house safely, according to CFD Public Information Office Tim Griffin.

While responding to the fire on Trailwind Court, firefighters were called to a house fire on Cornell Avenue. That’s on the city’s south side near 106th Street and College Avenue. No one was hurt in the fire, Griffin told WISH-TV News 8.

Both fires were reported by neighbors who saw flames coming through the roof, the fire department said on Facebook.

Investigators are still trying to figure out what led to the fires, but Griffin says very dry conditions could have been a factor.