A fire in a Columbus apartment building resulted in three deaths and at least eight injuries. The fire, which occurred on March 20th, was determined to be accidental electrical in origin. Firefighters and police assisted residents, some of whom had to be rescued from windows. The building housed 39 units, with many elderly tenants.
According to a report from the Franklin County Coroner's Office, Souria Bekka , Nour-ddine Bouchkara and Margaret Baker died following the fire at the building in the 200 block of Broad Meadows Boulevard in north Columbus on March 20.
At least eight other people were injured in the fire. According to Columbus Fire Department officials, the cause of the fire has been determined to be accidental electrical. Columbus Fire Battalion Chief Jeffrey Geitter said on the day of the fire there were 39 units in the building, and that the fire appeared to have started on the first floor. Some people were climbing out of windows when firefighters arrived. Crews used ladders to help people escape the blaze. Columbus police also assisted. Some residents told WSYX that the complex is home to many elderly tenants."The people across the hall were yelling, 'run put your head down and run.' by the time I started to run you couldn't see anything," he recalled. "I wasn't going to make it to the steps. I was able to find my apartment; it was still unlocked. I knew that. I pushed it open and shut it because I knew the smoke wouldn't be in there. I made it to my window. And I stood halfway in the window, halfway out, waiting on somebody with a ladder or the fire department."Super Sayin: Brothers set to play quarterback in Columbus Two brothers who grew up playing football in Carlsbad, California, are reuniting in the same city as their careers take them down parallel paths in Columbus.Aid
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