Columbus firefighters extinguish apartment kitchen fire

A kitchen fire Sunday afternoon caused about $25,000 in damages to a Columbus apartment.

Columbus firefighters say that they were called to the Mapleview Apartments, in the 2900 block of Ninth Street at about 4:29 p.m. Sunday afternoon. Columbus police were already on scene, evacuating residents. Firefighters entered the building, which was showing heavy smoke, and located the flames in an apartment kitchen. The fire was quickly knocked down, limiting spread to neighboring units.

Firefighters say that an unattended cooking appliance may have been one of the causes of the fire, but the official cause remains under investigation.

Other agencies assisting at the scene included Columbus Regional Health paramedics, Duke Energy, Columbus City Utilities and Vectren Energy.