FREMONT, Ind. (AP) - A fire has destroyed a historic lakeside restaurant in northeastern Indiana despite the efforts of 18 fire departments from three states.
The (Angola) Herald-Republican reports (https://bit.ly/2ht3mfx ) the blaze Friday left the Ole Lake George Retreat a pile of rubble along the lake straddling the Indiana-Michigan border.
Fremont Fire Chief Eric Hufnagle said the cause of the fire wasn’t immediately determined and the loss still is being calculated.
Hufnagle says owner Steven Rodenbeck, who resided above the restaurant, and a firefighter were treated at a hospital for minor injuries.
He says the fire was difficult to battle because of the lack of fire hydrants, below-freezing temperatures, congestion of the neighborhood, narrow lake roads and hilly terrain. Fire departments from Indiana, Michigan and Ohio fought the blaze.
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Information from: Herald Republican, https://www.heraldrepublicanonline.com/
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