According to a report from ABC7, Gary (IN) Fire Department (GFD) members discovered one man dead during a search after a fire erupted in a 10-unit combination apartment-commercial building in the 600-block of Ridge Road Thursday night.
GFD crews were dispatched to the building at approximately 9:15 p.m. Firefighters battled heavy fire conditions while rescuing two people from a second-floor balcony.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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