Careless smoking’ leaves two families displaced in westside fire

A house fire that could have been prevented, leaves two families displaced overnight.
Wayne Township Firefighters say “careless smoking” sparked the flames. Someone discarded a cigarette without properly putting it out.
It happened at a duplex in the  3200 block of Tansel Road in the Cleremont area, around 1:15 Saturday morning.
All four adults and four children made it out safely, alerted by smoke detectors. Not all the families’ pets were rescued, though. Two cats died in the fire, while two other cats and a dog escaped.
The fire began in the garage and was largely contained to that area, but firefightesr say it still did about $150,000 in damage.
Wayne Township Victims Assistance is helping the families with a place to stay.
Pike Townhsip, Speedway Fire and Brownsburg Fire all assisted in fighting the blaze.