BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Authorities are looking into a deadly house fire in Bloomington that claimed the lives of two people and led to one person being taken into custody early Sunday.
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said deputies and crews from the Monroe County Fire Protection District were called to a home in the 3800 block of East Anderson Road around 2:39 a.m. after receiving reports of a structure fire.
When first responders arrived, they found a vehicle that had crashed into an attached garage, which was already engulfed in flames.
One person was able to escape the house but suffered serious burn injuries. Another individual at the scene provided initial information to investigators. Both were taken to a local hospital and later transferred to Indianapolis for specialized burn care.
During a search of the home, emergency crews discovered two more occupants inside the residence.
As firefighters and deputies worked the scene, law enforcement began searching for a suspect believed to be responsible for starting the fire. With assistance from the Bloomington Police Department and Indiana State Police, authorities located a person of interest, identified as Braydon Blake, about an hour later in a wooded area on the property.
Officials said Blake also had burn injuries and was transported to a local hospital before being transferred to Indianapolis for further treatment.
The sheriff’s office confirmed that two individuals later died from their injuries. The Monroe County Coroner’s Office has not released the victims’ names, pending notification of their families.
The investigation remains ongoing, and additional details have not yet been made public.
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