COLUMBUS, Ohio — A south Columbus homeowner says last month's house fire that injured two firefighters was years in the making — and entirely preventable. Sarah Hutcher lives next door to the home on ...

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A church-run homeless shelter was cited for dozens of fire and building code violations last month and will need to install sprinklers, alarms, fire-safe doors among other upgrades or risk fines and ...