A Tuesday afternoon attic fire was quickly extinguished by Columbus firefighters.

Capt. Mike Wilson, Columbus Fire Department Spokesman, says that firefighters were called to the 3200 block of Country Brook Street at 12:18 p.m. after apartment maintenance staff discovered smoke in the attic space of a six-unit apartment building. After gaining access to the attic area, firefighters located smoldering insulation above a bathroom ceiling, said Wilson. Using a pressurized water can extinguisher, firefighters quickly extinguished the smoldering material.
Wilson says that the incident was reported after a tenant contacted maintenance staff to report a power outage in an second story bathroom. According to the tenant, an odor of smoke was detected following the power outage.

Columbus Fire Department investigators have determined the cause of the fire to be accidental and electrical in nature. No one was hurt and no residents were displaced, said Wilson. Damages are estimated to be under $500.