(SHIPSHEWANA) - A firefighter was injured battling a fire.
Shipshewana Fire Chief Myron Glick says his department was called out at 6:20 PM Wednesday for a structure fire at 8525 West 750 North. Firefighters arrived and found a large commercial building with smoke showing.
An offensive attack was started in an attempt to extinguish the fire. Intense heat forced crews to withdraw, and command then transitioned to a defensive strategy, and the blaze was eventually put out.
One firefighter was injured and transported to Parkview LaGrange Hospital where he is in stable condition. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Glick would like to thank all of the fire departments from LaGrange, Elkhart and Steuben Counties and those from St. Joseph County Michigan for their help
at the scene, along with Police Departments and ambulance services.