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Fire in Two-Story Building

300 Obetz Rd

Published Jul 25 at 6:18 PM · Updated Jul 25 at 6:32 PM

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Firefighters responded to a fire at a two-story apartment building in Columbus, Ohio, where heavy smoke was reported in the stairway. Crews worked to evacuate residents from the smoke-filled second floor, and additional emergency units were requested to assist.

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Jul 25, 7:15PM

Firefighters are on the second floor, continuing their efforts to manage the situation.

Columbus FD BN4 FG · 0:12

Battalion 4 to Ladder 22. Ladder 22, go ahead. QL, we're on the second floor. What apartment is this? I don't know.

Jul 25, 7:04PM

An investigator has been requested to assess the cause of the fire.

Columbus FD BN4 IC · 0:15

Pumice Fire to Battalion 4 on IC. Battalion 4, go ahead. Yeah, sir, do you know if you'll need an investigator yet? Yeah, send me investigators. I don't know about utilities, but yeah, send me an investigator. Copy, sir.

Jul 25, 6:33PM

Firefighters continue evacuating residents from the building as they address the smoke situation.

Columbus FD BN4 FG · 0:21

Ladder 22, Battalion 4. I'm not seeing any slings in here at the moment. We're double second. And we're just going down to apartments now, getting people out. Copy, we're sending people in to evacuate.

Jul 25, 6:32PM

Firefighters are working to evacuate people from the smoke-filled second floor. Additional medics and a firefighter unit have been requested.

Columbus FD BN4 FG · 0:15

Second floor, it's filled with heavy smoke. There's people still up there. I'm trying to get them out. Engine 23, we're packing with a guard in the way, and this can be packed. Battalion 4 to close fire, send me three more medics and an extra ladder.

Jul 25, 6:30PM

Firefighters have confirmed a fire with heavy smoke in the stairway of the building.

Columbus FD BN4 FG · 0:14

Battalion 4 is on the scene. Battalion 4 on the scene. Engine 172 is on scene on hydrant. Engine 172 on the scene on hydrant. Residents reporting a fire, heavy smoke here in the stairway.

Columbus FD BN4 FG · 0:07

Emergency fire, make this a working fire, Engine 22. Okay, Engine 22, working fire.

Jul 25, 6:29PM

Firefighters are on scene at a two-story building and are investigating the situation. No visible fire currently.

Columbus FD BN4 FG · 0:21

Columbus Fire, Engine 22, Ladder 22 on scene. We have a two-story, uh, old folks' home. Nothing showing. Engine 22 will be out investigating. Engine 22 will have command and accountability. Okay, Engine Ladder 22 on scene, two-story, old folks' home. Nothing showing. You'll be investigating. You got command and accountability.

Jul 25, 6:18PM

Firefighters are responding to a report of a fire at an apartment.

Columbus FD 10 FIRE · 0:30

I've got to take that guard. Accident crash detector. Engine 172, High Street and Jackson Street. Accident crash detector. Respond on 9 extrication. Respond on Battalion 4 IC. Operate on Battalion 4 fireground. 300 Obetz Road, apartment 202. Report of a fire. Engine 22. Engine 14. Engine.

Jul 25, 6:18PM

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 300 Obetz Rd.

Jul 25, 7:15PM

Firefighters are on the second floor, continuing their efforts to manage the situation.

Columbus FD BN4 FG · 0:12

Battalion 4 to Ladder 22. Ladder 22, go ahead. QL, we're on the second floor. What apartment is this? I don't know.

Jul 25, 7:04PM

An investigator has been requested to assess the cause of the fire.

Columbus FD BN4 IC · 0:15

Pumice Fire to Battalion 4 on IC. Battalion 4, go ahead. Yeah, sir, do you know if you'll need an investigator yet? Yeah, send me investigators. I don't know about utilities, but yeah, send me an investigator. Copy, sir.

Jul 25, 6:33PM

Firefighters continue evacuating residents from the building as they address the smoke situation.

Columbus FD BN4 FG · 0:21

Ladder 22, Battalion 4. I'm not seeing any slings in here at the moment. We're double second. And we're just going down to apartments now, getting people out. Copy, we're sending people in to evacuate.

Jul 25, 6:32PM

Firefighters are working to evacuate people from the smoke-filled second floor. Additional medics and a firefighter unit have been requested.

Columbus FD BN4 FG · 0:15

Second floor, it's filled with heavy smoke. There's people still up there. I'm trying to get them out. Engine 23, we're packing with a guard in the way, and this can be packed. Battalion 4 to close fire, send me three more medics and an extra ladder.

Jul 25, 6:30PM

Firefighters have confirmed a fire with heavy smoke in the stairway of the building.

Columbus FD BN4 FG · 0:14

Battalion 4 is on the scene. Battalion 4 on the scene. Engine 172 is on scene on hydrant. Engine 172 on the scene on hydrant. Residents reporting a fire, heavy smoke here in the stairway.

Columbus FD BN4 FG · 0:07

Emergency fire, make this a working fire, Engine 22. Okay, Engine 22, working fire.

Jul 25, 6:29PM

Firefighters are on scene at a two-story building and are investigating the situation. No visible fire currently.

Columbus FD BN4 FG · 0:21

Columbus Fire, Engine 22, Ladder 22 on scene. We have a two-story, uh, old folks' home. Nothing showing. Engine 22 will be out investigating. Engine 22 will have command and accountability. Okay, Engine Ladder 22 on scene, two-story, old folks' home. Nothing showing. You'll be investigating. You got command and accountability.

Jul 25, 6:18PM

Firefighters are responding to a report of a fire at an apartment.

Columbus FD 10 FIRE · 0:30

I've got to take that guard. Accident crash detector. Engine 172, High Street and Jackson Street. Accident crash detector. Respond on 9 extrication. Respond on Battalion 4 IC. Operate on Battalion 4 fireground. 300 Obetz Road, apartment 202. Report of a fire. Engine 22. Engine 14. Engine.

Jul 25, 6:18PM

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 300 Obetz Rd.

Jul 25, 7:15PM

Firefighters are on the second floor, continuing their efforts to manage the situation.

Columbus FD BN4 FG · 0:12

Battalion 4 to Ladder 22. Ladder 22, go ahead. QL, we're on the second floor. What apartment is this? I don't know.

Jul 25, 7:04PM

An investigator has been requested to assess the cause of the fire.

Columbus FD BN4 IC · 0:15

Pumice Fire to Battalion 4 on IC. Battalion 4, go ahead. Yeah, sir, do you know if you'll need an investigator yet? Yeah, send me investigators. I don't know about utilities, but yeah, send me an investigator. Copy, sir.

Jul 25, 6:33PM

Firefighters continue evacuating residents from the building as they address the smoke situation.

Columbus FD BN4 FG · 0:21

Ladder 22, Battalion 4. I'm not seeing any slings in here at the moment. We're double second. And we're just going down to apartments now, getting people out. Copy, we're sending people in to evacuate.

Jul 25, 6:32PM

Firefighters are working to evacuate people from the smoke-filled second floor. Additional medics and a firefighter unit have been requested.

Columbus FD BN4 FG · 0:15

Second floor, it's filled with heavy smoke. There's people still up there. I'm trying to get them out. Engine 23, we're packing with a guard in the way, and this can be packed. Battalion 4 to close fire, send me three more medics and an extra ladder.

Jul 25, 6:30PM

Firefighters have confirmed a fire with heavy smoke in the stairway of the building.

Columbus FD BN4 FG · 0:14

Battalion 4 is on the scene. Battalion 4 on the scene. Engine 172 is on scene on hydrant. Engine 172 on the scene on hydrant. Residents reporting a fire, heavy smoke here in the stairway.

Columbus FD BN4 FG · 0:07

Emergency fire, make this a working fire, Engine 22. Okay, Engine 22, working fire.

Jul 25, 6:29PM

Firefighters are on scene at a two-story building and are investigating the situation. No visible fire currently.

Columbus FD BN4 FG · 0:21

Columbus Fire, Engine 22, Ladder 22 on scene. We have a two-story, uh, old folks' home. Nothing showing. Engine 22 will be out investigating. Engine 22 will have command and accountability. Okay, Engine Ladder 22 on scene, two-story, old folks' home. Nothing showing. You'll be investigating. You got command and accountability.

Jul 25, 6:18PM

Firefighters are responding to a report of a fire at an apartment.

Columbus FD 10 FIRE · 0:30

I've got to take that guard. Accident crash detector. Engine 172, High Street and Jackson Street. Accident crash detector. Respond on 9 extrication. Respond on Battalion 4 IC. Operate on Battalion 4 fireground. 300 Obetz Road, apartment 202. Report of a fire. Engine 22. Engine 14. Engine.

Jul 25, 6:18PM

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 300 Obetz Rd.

Jul 25, 7:15PM

Firefighters are on the second floor, continuing their efforts to manage the situation.

Columbus FD BN4 FG · 0:12

Battalion 4 to Ladder 22. Ladder 22, go ahead. QL, we're on the second floor. What apartment is this? I don't know.

Jul 25, 7:04PM

An investigator has been requested to assess the cause of the fire.

Columbus FD BN4 IC · 0:15

Pumice Fire to Battalion 4 on IC. Battalion 4, go ahead. Yeah, sir, do you know if you'll need an investigator yet? Yeah, send me investigators. I don't know about utilities, but yeah, send me an investigator. Copy, sir.

Jul 25, 6:33PM

Firefighters continue evacuating residents from the building as they address the smoke situation.

Columbus FD BN4 FG · 0:21

Ladder 22, Battalion 4. I'm not seeing any slings in here at the moment. We're double second. And we're just going down to apartments now, getting people out. Copy, we're sending people in to evacuate.

Jul 25, 6:32PM

Firefighters are working to evacuate people from the smoke-filled second floor. Additional medics and a firefighter unit have been requested.

Columbus FD BN4 FG · 0:15

Second floor, it's filled with heavy smoke. There's people still up there. I'm trying to get them out. Engine 23, we're packing with a guard in the way, and this can be packed. Battalion 4 to close fire, send me three more medics and an extra ladder.

Jul 25, 6:30PM

Firefighters have confirmed a fire with heavy smoke in the stairway of the building.

Columbus FD BN4 FG · 0:14

Battalion 4 is on the scene. Battalion 4 on the scene. Engine 172 is on scene on hydrant. Engine 172 on the scene on hydrant. Residents reporting a fire, heavy smoke here in the stairway.

Columbus FD BN4 FG · 0:07

Emergency fire, make this a working fire, Engine 22. Okay, Engine 22, working fire.

Jul 25, 6:29PM

Firefighters are on scene at a two-story building and are investigating the situation. No visible fire currently.

Columbus FD BN4 FG · 0:21

Columbus Fire, Engine 22, Ladder 22 on scene. We have a two-story, uh, old folks' home. Nothing showing. Engine 22 will be out investigating. Engine 22 will have command and accountability. Okay, Engine Ladder 22 on scene, two-story, old folks' home. Nothing showing. You'll be investigating. You got command and accountability.

Jul 25, 6:18PM

Firefighters are responding to a report of a fire at an apartment.

Columbus FD 10 FIRE · 0:30

I've got to take that guard. Accident crash detector. Engine 172, High Street and Jackson Street. Accident crash detector. Respond on 9 extrication. Respond on Battalion 4 IC. Operate on Battalion 4 fireground. 300 Obetz Road, apartment 202. Report of a fire. Engine 22. Engine 14. Engine.

Jul 25, 6:18PM

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 300 Obetz Rd.

Jul 25, 7:15PM

Firefighters are on the second floor, continuing their efforts to manage the situation.

Columbus FD BN4 FG · 0:12

Battalion 4 to Ladder 22. Ladder 22, go ahead. QL, we're on the second floor. What apartment is this? I don't know.

Jul 25, 7:04PM

An investigator has been requested to assess the cause of the fire.

Columbus FD BN4 IC · 0:15

Pumice Fire to Battalion 4 on IC. Battalion 4, go ahead. Yeah, sir, do you know if you'll need an investigator yet? Yeah, send me investigators. I don't know about utilities, but yeah, send me an investigator. Copy, sir.

Jul 25, 6:33PM

Firefighters continue evacuating residents from the building as they address the smoke situation.

Columbus FD BN4 FG · 0:21

Ladder 22, Battalion 4. I'm not seeing any slings in here at the moment. We're double second. And we're just going down to apartments now, getting people out. Copy, we're sending people in to evacuate.

Jul 25, 6:32PM

Firefighters are working to evacuate people from the smoke-filled second floor. Additional medics and a firefighter unit have been requested.

Columbus FD BN4 FG · 0:15

Second floor, it's filled with heavy smoke. There's people still up there. I'm trying to get them out. Engine 23, we're packing with a guard in the way, and this can be packed. Battalion 4 to close fire, send me three more medics and an extra ladder.

Jul 25, 6:30PM

Firefighters have confirmed a fire with heavy smoke in the stairway of the building.

Columbus FD BN4 FG · 0:14

Battalion 4 is on the scene. Battalion 4 on the scene. Engine 172 is on scene on hydrant. Engine 172 on the scene on hydrant. Residents reporting a fire, heavy smoke here in the stairway.

Columbus FD BN4 FG · 0:07

Emergency fire, make this a working fire, Engine 22. Okay, Engine 22, working fire.

Jul 25, 6:29PM

Firefighters are on scene at a two-story building and are investigating the situation. No visible fire currently.

Columbus FD BN4 FG · 0:21

Columbus Fire, Engine 22, Ladder 22 on scene. We have a two-story, uh, old folks' home. Nothing showing. Engine 22 will be out investigating. Engine 22 will have command and accountability. Okay, Engine Ladder 22 on scene, two-story, old folks' home. Nothing showing. You'll be investigating. You got command and accountability.

Jul 25, 6:18PM

Firefighters are responding to a report of a fire at an apartment.

Columbus FD 10 FIRE · 0:30

I've got to take that guard. Accident crash detector. Engine 172, High Street and Jackson Street. Accident crash detector. Respond on 9 extrication. Respond on Battalion 4 IC. Operate on Battalion 4 fireground. 300 Obetz Road, apartment 202. Report of a fire. Engine 22. Engine 14. Engine.

Jul 25, 6:18PM

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 300 Obetz Rd.

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imtoonosey2Jul 25 at 6:42 PM

Electrical fire??

imtoonosey2Jul 25 at 6:42 PM

Electrical fire??

imtoonosey2Jul 25 at 6:42 PM

Electrical fire??

imtoonosey2Jul 25 at 6:42 PM

Electrical fire??

imtoonosey2Jul 25 at 6:42 PM

Electrical fire??

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