INDIANAPOLIS -- A family of seven was left homeless after a space heater started a fire Saturday night.
The fire broke out shortly before 11pm in the 3400 block of Sherman Drive.
The home was being rented by a family of four adults - ages 71, 60, 49 and 45 - and children ages 9, 9 and 10.
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Firefighters say the furnace wasn't working, so they were using a space heater to keep warm.
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The family says the heater had a frayed cord and they saw it was sparking.
They got out and immediately called 911.
A 60-year-old woman and a nine-year-old boy were taken to the hospital with possible smoke inhalation.
Firefighters say there were no working smoke detectors in the home.
Damage is estimated at $30,000.
IFD is working with Red Cross to find shelter for the family.
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