COLUMBUS, Ohio -- North High Street is reopened to traffic in the Clintonville area after being closed due to a fire.
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Columbus fire crews were dispatched to a report of a fire just before 6:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Fire personnel responded to Whole World Natural Bakery, located at 3269 N. High Street, and found the building full of smoke. Residents were evacuated from the three apartments above the restaurant.
According to officials at the scene, a bakery employee noticed smoke in the building and called the fire department. A fire was located under one of the coolers in the back of the restaurant. The fire was contained in about 10 minutes later and the buildings sustained mostly smoke damage.
Columbus police closed N. High Street in both directions between Como Avenue & Longview Avenue while the fire department works to clear the scene. The road reopened to traffic before 8:30 a.m.
There are no reports of injuries from this incident. The American Red Cross was called to assist those residents displaced from the apartments.
Map of fire location: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=3269+n+high+st,+columbus,+oh&sll=40.028543,-83.014873&sspn=0.004075,0.006877&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=3269+N+High+St,+Columbus,+Franklin,+Ohio+43202&z=16
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