Fire destroys shed on Sycamore Drive

Columbus Firefighters extinguished a storage shed fire Thursday morning in the 3200 block of Sycamore Drive. Capt. Mike Wilson, spokesman for the Columbus Fire Department, says that at approximately 6:34 a.m. firefighters were dispatched to a report of a tree on fire in in the back yard of a home. As firefighters responded to the scene they were informed that a storage shed was also on fire. The caller told dispatchers that flames were spreading to additional trees and that a two story apartment complex was very close to where the fire was located.

Firefighters arrived at the scene at approximately 6:40 a.m. As they approached the blaze they found that a wooden privacy fence was also on fire. This fence separates Legacy Oaks Condominiums, and the subject property. Wilson says the fire was extinguished within minutes. As firefighters continued to apply water to smoldering hot-spots, they noted damage to an additional storage structure owned by the apartment complex. Radiant heat warped vinyl siding of that building. In addition, Wilson says that a pair of trees located near the shed were charred and low hanging limbs burned away.

The shed contained a lawn mower, lawn and garden items and bicycles. Damages to property and contents at are estimated at $ 3,000. Damage to the storage facility at the condominiums is estimated at $500. No injuries were reported and a cause for the blaze has not been determined.