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An apartment fire early Friday morning temporarily displaced two residents. Indianapolis firefighters quickly brought the blaze at Shadeland Court Apartments in the 3900 block of North Shadeland Avenue under control about 1 a.m. The fire damaged two units, but the residents were relocated to unoccupied units by apartment management. Damage was estimated at $25,000.

More than two dozen people were safely evacuated from a near-north-side Indianapolis apartment building Tuesday morning as fire damaged one of the units. The fire occurred at the Magnolia Apartments in the 3300 block of North Meridian Street just after 6 a.m. About 25 residents were evacuated as firefighters worked to contain a blaze that started in an apartment’s bedroom. Firefighters said 25 units were affected by the blaze, with one damaged by fire and the remainder units sustaining smoke damage.

About 24 units in a Noblesville apartment complex sustained damage after a fire broke out Sunday morning, causing an estimated $2.5 million damage. The fire broke out at the Deer Chase Apartments about 10:45 a.m. A preliminary investigation found the fire likely started in a convertible parked underneath a carport adjacent to the apartments. Authorities are looking for a male juvenile with a red bicycle who was seen in the vehicle about five minutes before the fire.
 

An apartment building under renovation in downtown Indianapolis caught fire Monday morning, causing an estimated $200,000 in damage. Firefighters were dispatched to the 23-unit Burton Building Apartments at 821 N. Pennsylvania St. at 6:42 a.m. No injuries were reported. A cause is being investigated. Partners in Housing typically uses the building to house U.S. military veterans who are at risk of being homeless. The building was slated to be filled with residents again in a month after renovations.
 

A south-side apartment complex is going green thanks to a federal grant. The Indianapolis Housing Agency and Insight Development Corp. are installing 248 solar panels on buildings in Laurelwood Apartments. Most of the $345,000 project will be paid for with a Housing and Urban Development grant. Indianapolis Power & Light is expected to pay IHA about $20,000 a year for the power generated by the panels.

An apartment fire in Martinsville left about 30 residents without a home. Crews were called to Spring Lake Apartments at about 9:30 Wednesday night. The fire caused about $100,000 of damage to the 12-unit building. No one was hurt and the cause is under investigation.

Firefighters believe a cigarette may have caused a fire in a small east-side apartment complex early Friday morning. It took firefighters about two hours to contain the blaze, which broke out at about 2 a.m. in the 4300 block of East Washington Street. The four-unit complex also houses Trinity House Community Outreach Church. Damage was estimated at more than $70,000. No injuries were reported. Four people from two units escaped without injury.