Family displaced after fire in Columbus

COLUMBUS — A Christmas morning fire did extensive damage to a home, displacing a Columbus family of four.

Columbus Fire Department firefighters were alerted to the blaze in the 4600 block of Bayview Drive around 4 a.m.

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When firefighters arrived they found flames and smoke billowing from the home.

The family was able to evacuate the home before firefighters arrived. They were checked at the scene by for possible smoke inhalation.

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It took firefighters about 45 minutes to extinguish the blaze.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.