FOLLOWING A NORMAL ARR AT IND; MD80 CREW ENCOUNTERED A DRAGGING BRAKE. AFTER A SHORT TAXI ATTEMPT IT PROVED UNWISE TO TAXI FURTHER. CFR INVESTIGATED THE BRAKE. AFTER ASSURING SAFETY AND TRANSPORTATION THE PAX DEPLANED ON THE RAMP.

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AFTER A NORMAL LNDG WITH NORMAL BRAKING ON RWY 25R IN INDIANAPOLIS; A BRAKE FELT LIKE IT MIGHT BE DRAGGING WHILE EXITING THE RWY. SHORTLY THEREAFTER; THE BRAKE FELT NORMAL AS OUR TAXI PROGRESSED. WE WERE ASKED TO HOLD SHORT OF TXWY H ENRTE TO THE TERMINAL AND OUR BRAKES WERE PARKED. WHEN OUR TAXI RESUMED; THE BRAKE WAS ONCE AGAIN DRAGGING AND AFTER MOVING A SHORT DISTANCE; IT BECAME QUICKLY EVIDENT THE BRAKE WAS OVERHEATING AND WE WERE NOTIFIED OF THE PRESENCE OF SMOKE NEAR THE MAIN LNDG GEAR. THE ACFT WAS STOPPED IMMEDIATELY AND AS A PRECAUTION WE REQUESTED FIRE EQUIP BE SENT TO ESTABLISH COMS WITH US AND RPT THEIR OBSERVATIONS OF SMOKE. THE APPROPRIATE CHKLIST WAS COMPLETED. THE SMOKE QUICKLY DISSIPATED; BUT THE FIRE PERSONNEL HEAT DETECTION EQUIP CONFIRMED THE OVERHEATED BRAKE. THROUGH DISCUSSIONS WITH THE ARPT SAFETY PERSONNEL; WE FELT THE APPROPRIATE ACTION WAS TO DEPLANE THE PAX WHERE WE WERE PARKED AND HAVE THEM TRANSPORTED TO THE TERMINAL BY BUS. THE ACFT WAS THEN TOWED TO A HARDSTAND LOCATION; THE L INBOARD TIRE BRAKE WAS FROZEN. #2 MAIN TIRE HAD DEFLATED DUE TO MELTING FUSE PLUG.