Two IN EMS Providers Hospitalized after Station Fire Destroys Rigs

A Parke County EMS ambulance shows fire damage.
Photo/Parke County EMS

Two EMS providers were hospitalized after a Parke County, Indiana, ambulance caught fire early Wednesday morning, officials said.

The two were treated for smoke inhalation and have since been released from the hospital, according to WTWO/WAWV. The fire damaged two other EMS vehicles and the Parke County EMS building located in Rockville.

The fire began around 1:30 a.m., around 40 minutes after the ambulance returned from a call. Officials say the fire began in the engine compartment, but the exact cause remains under investigation.

Medical supplies and equipment were lost in the fire, but area agencies have stepped up to help.

“As of 8:00 a.m. today, we are back to full operations,” the Parke County EMS wrote on Facebook. “We have two fully staffed and fully stocked ambulances responding to calls.

“Morgan County EMS and Illiana EMS both donated a fully stocked and service ready ambulance for us to use. We have enough medical supplies that were donated from agencies all across Indiana to resupply our ambulances with inventory as we use them.”

The building was damaged by smoke and will likely cost millions of dollars to repair.

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