Crews Notice Smell; Arson Investigators Called To Duplex Fire
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Arson investigators were called out to a house fire on the city’s near East Side early Friday.
COLUMBUS, Ohio—Arson investigators were called out to a house fire on the city’s near East Side early Friday.
NBC 4’s Paul Stelzer reported with the FAST FACTS Friday.
The fire started around 12:45 p.m. at a house in the 800 block of Seymour Avenue. That’s just north of East Livingston Avenue.
Columbus fire crews were able to contain the duplex fire. The duplex is a two-story, and one half was vacant.
Arson investigators and an arson dog were called in because firefighters noticed the smell of a possible accelerant while fighting the flames.
There wasn’t any answer on the cause of the fire currently.
There weren’t any reports of injuries.
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