COLUMBUS, Ind. – A Columbus family escaped injury after a fire broke out in the attic of a Washington Street home on Wednesday, November 20. Firefighters found extensive fire damage in an isolated area of the attic, which required the removal of a sizable portion of the ceiling in the area where the fire occurred.

Columbus Firefighters were called to the 2600 block of Washington Street at approximately 5:01 P.M. after the homeowner was alerted to smoke in the home’s attic and called 9-11. When Columbus Firefighters arrived, they saw light smoke coming from the roofline and gable vents. Firefighters entered the home and gained access to the attic where they found flames within the attic’s insulation. Initially using a pressurized water can fire extinguisher, firefighters were able to dou

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