Columbus home seriously damaged in early morning fire

A Columbus home was seriously damaged in an early morning fire today.

Photo courtesy of Columbus Fire Department.

Firefighters were called to the 2300 block of Bittersweet Boulevard at about 2:45 a.m. this morning after 911 callers reported heavy flames at the back of the home. The lone occupant had already escaped when firefighters arrived. Capt. Mike Wilson, spokesman for the fire department, said that firefighters had the fire under control about 10 minutes after they got there.

The fire, which started on a back porch, spread to the inside of the home causing more than $90,000 in damages, Wilson said. No one was injured but the homeowner cannot return to the residence. No cause for the fire has been identified.