CENTRAL INDIANA As holiday celebrations ramp up, fire officials say this time of year can bring a heightened risk of home fires and theyre urging families to take extra precautions.

On Tuesday, the Indianapolis Fire Department responded to a fire on the citys southeast side after a dog knocked over a space heater, sparking flames inside a home.

Across central Indiana, several fires have been reported since Thanksgiving, displacing nearly two dozen residents, some caused by winter and holiday hazards.

This time. Every year we see a lot of fire alarms that we get at businesses and at homes, officials said Ashtyn Gosnell with the Vernon Township Fire Department in Hancock County.

She told WRTV that this is the season fire departments typically see more serious calls from fires started by

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