Fire Chief: Neighbor notices electrical short starts fire, calls for help
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Columbus Fire and Rescue were busy putting out flames after a garage caught on fire.
Firefighters were on the scene around 1 a.m. at the 1400 block of Sixth Street North.
Fire Chief Duane Hughes said a neighbor noticed that an electrical short from an electric meter had started a fire in the garage and attempted to extinguish it with a garden hose.
When that failed to put out the fire, the neighbor called 911.
No injuries were reported.
At this time, there is no owner of the home.
