BLOOMINGTON — One person has died after a fire broke out in an assisted living complex in Bloomington just after midnight on Friday.
Just after midnight, a 911 caller reported a fire at Evergreen Village in the 3600 block of South Heirloom Drive, south of Sare Road. Some residents of the three-story apartment building were evacuated due to dense smoke coming from the second floor.
According to the State Fire Marshal’s Office, 66-year-old Rickey Harper died from injuries sustained in the fire. His cause and manner of death will be released pending the results of an autopsy scheduled for Saturday.
Firefighters located Harper inside his apartment where the fire originated.
The Indiana State Fire Marshall’s Office is still actively investigating the blaze. No cause has been released at this time.
