COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Columbus firefighter was injured while responding to a house fire in the Short North early Monday morning.
Firefighters received a report of the fire just before 2:25 a.m. in the area behind the Pearl Restaurant, located at 641 North High Street. At some point, Columbus Fire Battalion Chief Steve Martin said crews learned the fire was actually at a house nearby on East Russell Street.
While responding to the fire, Martin said a firefighter was injured. He was taken to Grant Medical Center, where his condition is described as stable.
Martin said the fire involved trash and a gas meter. The circumstances surrounding the incident are still being investigated.