Greensburg, IN — Two firefighters were injured battling an arson fire Wednesday afternoon at Lake McCoy.
Firefighters from the City of Greensburg, the New Point and Napoleon volunteer fire departments and Decatur County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the fire at 999 South Lake McCoy Drive, Lot 40 in Washington Township around 3:40 pm.
Crews arriving on the scene found heavy fire and smoke coming from a single-wide mobile home.
Units used defensive, or outside-only, firefighting tactics because the structure was fully engulfed.
While battling the blaze, two firefighters were injured. One refused treatment while the other was taken to Decatur County Memorial Hospital.
The cause of the fire was determined to be intentionally set and is under investigation by the Decatur County Sheriff’s Office, Greensburg Fire Department, and the Indiana State Fire Marshal.
Anyone with information that can aid in the investigation is urged to call the Decatur County Sheriff’s Office or Greensburg Fire Department.
Other assisting agencies included Decatur County Emergency Communications, Decatur County EMS, and Duke Energy.
