Fire severely damages home in rural Grant Park

Fire severely damaged a home in rural Grant Park Friday night. In a press release, Grant Park Fire says they were called to the home on East 85-hundred North Road just after six Friday night. When they got there, firefighters say they found heavy smoke coming from the front of the house and fire coming from a basement window. Firefighters from throughout the area were called in to help battle the blaze, which was contained to the one building. Reports say a person had to be treated for burns and a dog was treated for smoke inhalation. No firefighters were injured battling the blaze, the cause of which is under investigation.