Survivors of three alarm fire heal, find new homes
120 people survived Tuesday’s fire that raged through an apartment complex for hours and took more than 100 firefighters to stop. Many of those survivors woke up to black smoke pouring into their homes and neighbors attempting to help those who were still inside. One family even tossed their children to the saving arms of neighbors below.
Yet for many, the sentiment has been the same: it could have been worse. While the wreckage of the complex likely won’t yield any salvageable possessions, all who were being treated at the hospital for injuries or smoke inhalation are expected to recover. Many are looking for places to stay and the Red Cross has set up shelter nearby.
Previously September 23, 2014
Three alarm fire ruled an accident
UPDATE: Columbus Fire has ruled the Tuesday morning fire an accident.
UPDATE: Reports have said 10 people including three children have been injured in the apartment fire. Officials are also calling the intense fire “suspicious” and are investigating the cause. Some residents had to jump out of second and third-story windows. A new born child was taken to Nationwide Children’s Hospital and between 150 and 170 firefighters were needed to put out the fire that burned for the better part of Tuesday morning.
Around 8 a.m. Tuesday morning a massive fire tore through an apartment complex in northeast Columbus. The fire department responded to a third alarm fire. The fire at Morse Road and Tamarack Blvd has injured multiple people officials have said, but it is unclear how serious those injuries are. Crews have been working through the morning to quell the flames and they believe it began in the attic.
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