INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — This story has been updated with additional information from the Indianapolis Fire Department.

More than 50 veterans were forced from their homes after a major fire broke out at a veterans shelter in downtown Indianapolis.

According to the Indianapolis Fire Department, firefighters were dispatched to 958 N. Pennsylvania St. around 9:35 p.m. Saturday for a report of a building alarm. There is the building of the Helping Veterans and Families of Indiana, Inc. (HVAF), a veterans organization in the city center.

When investigators arrived, they saw fire coming from the second floor and began fighting the fire. Soon after, the fire was upgraded to a “second alarm.”

The fire department asked all businesses in the building to evacuate shortly after 10 p.m. IFD crews had to help about 18 people out of the building.

The fire was finally under control around 1 a.m. Sunday, nearly four hours after the initial call came in.

According to IFD, all 51 residents of the facility were displaced. At the time of the fire, 46 of 51 residents were affected. According to HVAF Executive Director Emmy Hildebrant, all residents were accommodated in area hotels. Most of the veterans' belongings were also destroyed in the fire.

Three residents were taken to a nearby hospital with minor injuries. No injuries to firefighters were reported.

IFD thanked several other organizations for supporting those affected by the fire, including IndyGo, the Living Room Lounge and others.

According to the organization's website, HVAF of Indiana, Inc. works to change veteran homelessness by “providing life-changing, life-saving services such as housing, employment, case management, therapy, as well as providing essential food, clothing and hygiene items in our pantry.” .”

Click here to watch IFD's video of the fire.