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OVERNIGHT FIRE DOES HEAVY DAMAGE TO NIEWOEHNER ROAD HOME

(Richmond, IN)--Fire did heavy damage to a home on Niewoehner Road just south of Richmond overnight Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.  The call came at around 10:30 Tuesday night from a home in the 2500 block, which is near the top of the large hill.  The initial report indicated that the fire started in the attic and then spread to other parts of the home.  Multiple agencies responded to help.  Fighting it was made more complicated by the presence of two propane tanks in the garage.  Firefighters were on the scene until about 2:45 Wednesday morning.  No injuries were initially reported.  There’s no word yet on the cause of the fire or the dollar amount of the damage.