Fire Crews Call 2nd Alarm At Vacant Apartment Building

COLUMBUS, Ohio—A vacant apartment building caught fire early Thursday morning, and CFD continued to investigate the cause.

NBC 4 reported with the FAST FACTS.

Columbus fire was dispatched to a two-story apartment building at Smith and Lockborne roads at about 2:40 a.m. That’s on the city’s South Side

Firefighters found heavy fire in two bottom-floor apartments.

The flames quickly spread throughout the structure, and a second alarm was called.

About 95 firefighters responded to the scene and fought the flames for about two hours.

Initial reports indicated a person was trapped in the burning building.

No victims were found, and there weren’t any reported injuries, CFD said.

The building is a vacant structure but might have been occupied by numerous vagrants, according to Columbus fire.

Confirmed from chief whiting——-in april of 2008 a woman (squatter) DIED at this same location in a fire.

CFD Battalion Chief David Whiting said a female died in a fire at the same address in April 2008.

CFD estimated the damage at $200,000.

The cause of the fire remained under investigation.

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