A Friday home fire in Fishers serves as a reminder that residents need to take care with old ashes used in a fireplace.  The home, in the 10800 block of East 116th Street, between Cumberland Road and Hoosier Road, was reported ablaze at 11:30 Friday morning.

All occupants of the house were able to get out safely.

Firefighters were forced to battle the fire and the very cold temperatures at the same time.  The house is over a thousand feet from the street, causing firefighters to use over 1500 feet of hose to connect to the hydrants for water supply.

That area of 116th Street was closed for about two hours because the fire department had to extend fire hoses across the street.

The fire department says old ashes from the fireplace that were placed in a non-metal container, which the homeowner believed to be cool, are listed as the preliminary cause of the blaze.

The Fishers Fire Department reminds homeowners with fireplaces to place ashes in a metal container and that ashes can remain hot for numerous days.  Wet liberally with water and keep away from structures.

Fire officials have no dollar estimate on the damage, but describe the damage as “significant.”