COLUMBUS, Ind. — A fire in the 3200 block of Heritage Road Tuesday evening resulted in about $125,000 in damage and slightly injured one resident.
Columbus Firefighters from Fire Station No. 4 arrived on the scene just before 9 p.m. and found heavy smoke and fire in the garage area of a two-story home. Firefighters and police officers safely evacuated four family members and a pet cat. One family member was transported to Columbus Regional Health with non-life threatening injuries.
Once all four family members were accounted for, firefighters began fighting the fire from the outside of the home. Firefighters entered the home and found smoke and some water damage but confirmed the fire had not spread to the living area of the home.
The home owner told investigators the kitchen was being remodeled and a stove was moved to the garage. A 14-year old was cooking on the stove when a smoke alarm went off inside. Another family member responded to calls for help and started to move storage boxes near the stove that had caught on fire. Residents began removing some of the burning boxes out of the garage through the back door while others called 911.
Officials assessed the damage at $100,000 to the structure and $25,000 to the contents.