VIDEO/PHOTO: A man is dead after a fire in southeast Columbus has destroyed a home early Thursday morning.
According to a battalion chief at the scene, a two-story home in the Glenbrook neighborhood sustained extensive damage and a man was missing after a fire began just before 4 a.m. in the 3400 block of Marlin Drive.
Firefighters arrived and were battling the blaze in defensive mode, trying to get the flames contained before spreading. At the time they were unsure if anyone was in the home. Crews learned soon afterward that a woman and her father lived in the home.
The woman was not at home at the time of the fire, but her father was unaccounted for. The man’s car was in the driveway and authorities believed he may have been inside. Crews were able to contain the fire, which caused the main floor and part of the back of the home to collapse.