Fire contained at three-story building on Independence Road, Columbus OH

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/13/2025 12:08 PM

Near Independence Rd, Columbus, OH 43212

Fire crews responded to a fire at a three-story multi-family building near Independence Road in Columbus. The fire was contained and the response units cleared the scene.

Audio|Source: Columbus Division of Fire, Franklin County Fire and EMS

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Transcript:

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We got a three-story multi-family, farming,

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building, moving churning, inch of 25, obfuscitating firefighting fire for a river on mobile command.

00:14

25 runoffane, three-story multi-unit.

00:17

If you got nothing showing, he'll be investigating 15.08.

00:24

9.3 on the scene, chief of our lives command.

00:29

Titan, losing on the scene about command.

00:31

15-0-9.

00:43

Respond on 9 EMS 1.

00:46

Medic 2, Engine 2, Children Hospital ER, 630 Children's Drive, Difficulty Breathing, Cross of Children's Cross Road and Children's Gateway.

00:57

Medic 2, Engine 2, Children's Hospital ER,

01:01

630 Children's Drive, difficulty breathing, respond on 9 EMS1.

01:12

I'm going to go walk around the back side here.

01:17

Okay.

01:21

Injur 25, Officer, the Ladder, can you bring your P-400 orders of these happen issues?

01:26

7 North Stagler Road, apartment 209, stroke, cross street, and marquee court, 15,

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12 hours. Refer to NBC for radio channel.

01:46

METIC-95, Engine 95, 325, Kramer Creekport, Elevator Emergency.

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Medic 95, Engine 95.

01:57

I'm, Twitter, Rickport.

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St, France Road, respond on Northwest EMS1.

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Respond on 10 Bravo.

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Engine 11.

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5875 Sawmill Road.

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Fuel fill. Cross of Crenston Drive and Christopher John Drive.

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Engine 11.

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5875 Sawmail Road.

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Fuel fill. Respond on 10, Bravo.

02:41

That engine 25, ladder 13, good news.

02:47

Command, Columbus, situation contained,

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independence, tie up, engine 25, ladder 13.

02:54

All companies are responding to near Independence Road and 25 is in a situation contained, tying up engine 25, ladder 13.

03:06

All the companies can return to service, timeout 15, 16.

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Near Independence Rd, Columbus, OH 43212

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