Columbia City House Fire Injures Woman

A house fire in Columbia City injured one woman yesterday afternoon. The Fire Department got the alarm just before four o’clock, with reports of flames visible and a person trapped inside. Shortly after they arrived at the home on East Chicago Street, they found the occupant and got her out of the burning house. E-M-S took her to a Fort Wayne hospital. No information about her condition is available this morning. Firefighters had the fire under control in a little more than half an hour. The cause remains under investigation, with assistance from the State Fire Marshall’s office and the Warsaw Fire Department.